Buddha tripe flower

Buddha tripe flower

(Zhejiang folk herbs)

Another name: Bergenia chinensis, Hupi and Xiaohe grass.

[source] it is the whole grass or root of the potherb of Gesneriaceae.

[plant morphology] Tripterygium fortunei

Perennial herbs. The leaves are basal, spreading and attached to the rock surface; the leaves are ovate oblong or oblong, densely covered with white pubescence on the top, and densely covered with yellowish brown tomentose on the lower veins, with distinct reticulation and irregular obtuse teeth on the edge. The pedicel is 12-15 cm long, with 5 leaflike bracts at the top and several flowers in umbelliform; the calyx is 5-lobed, ovate, sharp at the top and sparsely serrated at the edge; the Corolla is reddish purple, 5-lobed, 2-lipped, and the tip of the petal is obtuse; the stamens are 4-lobed; the disk is obvious and cylindrical; the ovary is superior. Long capsule 5-valved at maturity. The flowering period is from August to September. The fruit period is from October to November.

It grows on the bare rock under the moist hillside forest and on the wet cliff.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, dried or fresh.

[flavor] slightly bitter, flat.

Functions and indications: relieving exterior symptoms, dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, removing swelling and toxin.

[prescription selection] ① carbuncle and unknown swelling toxin: fresh Buddha tripe flower mashed external application.

② Treatment of strain, aching muscles and bones: Buddha tripe root four to five money, fried in water, red rice wine, brown sugar service.

③ Treatment of external ear canal exudative eczema: fresh Buddha tripe flower whole grass mashed, take juice drops applied to the affected area.

④ Cure children's convulsions, colds and headaches: Buddha's stomach costs four to five yuan. Take it in water.