Ramulus Artemisiae rubra

Ramulus Artemisiae rubra

(Honghe Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Artemisia annua L. (selected Chinese herbal medicine from Simao, Yunnan).

[source] it is the whole plant of Cymbidium.

[plant morphology] Coreopsis

Annual erect herb, 20-40 cm high, fragrant. Stem purplish red, upper part white pilose. Leaves simple, alternate, pinnate, lobes alternate, apex pointed, base cuneate, margin deeply lobed, doubly serrate, both sides hairy. The inflorescence is small, arranged in a panicle, terminal; the involucre is hemispherical, bracts are 2-3 rows; the flowers are purple red, yellow after ripening; the marginal flowers are female, filiform, 2-toothed; the disk flowers are bisexual, 5-lobed. Achenes small, oblong, smooth. The seed has no corolla.

Born in the field, ditch wet place. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn, wash, cut into sections and dry in the sun.

[nature and taste] selection of Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan Simao: "bitter, cool. "

[functions and indications] ① selected Chinese herbal medicine of Simao in Yunnan Province: "clearing away heat and toxin, eliminating inflammation and hemostasis, removing dampness and diuresis. Treatment of acute gastroenteritis, Sha disease, cystitis, urethritis, pharyngitis, stomatitis, hematemesis, bleeding, trauma bleeding. "

② Honghe Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing away heat and toxin, stopping malaria. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-4 Liang. External use: tamping or grinding powder scattering.

[selection of prescriptions] ① treatment of cold, fever, tonsillitis, bronchitis, angina, pneumonia, postoperative infection: three to five coins of dry Artemisia. Take it in water.

② Prevention and treatment of influenza: Artemisia rubra branch three money, Imperata root two money. Take it in water.

③ Prevention and control of malaria: Artemisia rubra branch three to five money. Take it in water, or boil it in a big pot. (1) Honghe Chinese herbal medicine

④ Treatment of hematemesis, epistaxis: Artemisia, to pipe. Take it in water. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)