Beehive grass

Beehive grass

(Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

[synonym] beehive grass (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine) and Hydrangea Fangfeng (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of crepe grass of Labiatae.

[plant morphology] crepe grass

Herbs annual, ca. 80 cm tall. The whole plant has villi. Stem tetragonal, much branched. Leaves opposite; ovate lanceolate, 3-5 cm long, margin coarsely toothed. Flowers white, whorled in leaf axils; corolla tube concealed in calyx, limb 2-lipped, upper lip short, erect, invaginated, villous, lower lip 3-lobed; stamens 4, raised; flowers backward, leaving many remaining calyx, honeycomb shaped. Nutlets ovate, obtuse.

Born in the village, roadside, wild grass. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] The Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army: "bitter, pungent, warm. "

Functions and indications: relieving exterior symptoms, relieving cough, dredging meridians and improving eyesight. Treatment of cold, cough, asthma, pertussis, amenorrhea, night blindness, scabies.

① "Expelling wind, relieving exterior, relieving cough and resolving phlegm" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. Treatment of cold, cough, wind fire, toothache, gastrointestinal discomfort, pertussis. "

② Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine: "relieving cough, improving eyesight and dredging meridians. Treatment of cold, headache, body cavity, bronchial asthma, amenorrhea, dyspepsia, night blindness. "

② "Guangxi medical plant directory": "treatment of scabies, skin diseases. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.