Fenghe pear

Fenghe pear

(Jiangxi herbal medicine)

[synonym] pianhefeng, yajiaomu, lihefeng, banhefeng (Jiangxi herbal medicine), lifengtao, muhefeng, Wujiapi, fengqishu, yajiaoban, banbianfeng, bianhefeng, yazhangchai, baishanjigu, jinjizhi (Zhejiang folk herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root and stem of Panax quinquefolium.

Plant morphology

Trees or shrubs. Leaves glabrous, with many translucent reddish brown glandular spots, dimorphic, undivided or palmately lobed; undivided leaves in the lower part of the branch, elliptic, elliptic lanceolate to lanceolate, 7-10 cm long and 1.5-4.5 cm wide; divided leaves in the top of the branch, inverted triangle, 2-3 palmately lobed; entire or serrate, three veined. Umbel single terminal, or 2-5 composed of compound umbel; calyx margin with 5 fine teeth; petals 5, light green white; stamens 5; ovary inferior, 5-locular, style 5. The fruit is globose with 5 ridges and 3 longitudinal ridges per ridge.

It grows in moist evergreen broad-leaved forest or hillside shrub. It is distributed all over the south of the Yangtze River.

[collection] harvest in autumn and winter.

[nature and taste] Jiangxi herbal medicine: "warm in nature, sweet in taste. "

Function indications: dispel wind dampness and activate blood vessels. Treatment of rheumatic arthralgia, hemiplegia, migraine, irregular menstruation.

① Jiangxi herbal medicine: "dispelling wind and dampness, regulating menstruation and activating blood circulation. "

② Zhejiang folk commonly used herbs: "dispelling wind and removing dampness, relaxing tendons and activating blood circulation, relieving pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-2 Liang; or soaking in wine.

[taboo] Jiangxi Chinese herbal medicine: "pregnant women should not use it. "

[prescription selection] 1. For rheumatic arthralgia: Fenghe pear root, Gouteng root - 2 each, niuxigen, Guizhi each - 3. Brown sugar, rice wine as a guide, water fried when tea; take three days, stop drug for two days, this is a course of treatment, five consecutive courses. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)

② Treatment of old wounds and rheumatoid arthritis: 1 jin of Fenghe pear root, 1 jin of Huzhang root, 1 jin of Hongmu root, 1 jin of Smilax root, and 1 jin of Akebia. Add six Jin of Shaojiu and soak for seven days to make Fengshi liquor. Drink a small glass every day. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

③ Treatment of hemiplegia: Maple lotus pear root one to two. Fried in water for a quarter. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

④ Treatment of migraine: Fenghe pear stem two Liang. Decoct the dregs in water, boil an egg, take the soup and eat the egg. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)

⑤ Irregular menstruation: Fenghe pear root five money. Stir fry in wine, fry in water, take on an empty stomach, one dose a day. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)