Red cohosh

Red cohosh

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

Another name: huanglihua, jiegucao and Zelan.

[source] it is the whole plant of Eupatorium heterophyllum.

[plant morphology] Eupatorium heterophyllum

Perennial herbs, 1-2 m high, all covered with long hairs. Stem erect, cylindrical, upper part with scattered red stripes, base light brown or purple. Leaves opposite, sometimes upper leaves alternate, lanceolate or 3-lobed to 3-lobules, 7-16 cm long and 3-8 cm wide, apex acuminate, sometimes caudate, base broadly cuneate, leaf margin serrate, both sides covered with short hairs; petiole short. Inflorescence: capitate, arranged in corymbose; florets dense, purplish red; involucre hemispherical, bracts 2-row, several tubular flowers, bisexual, 5-toothed. Achenes 5-angled, with spiny trichomes.

Born in roadside, hillside grass. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

The root of this plant (Cimicifuga officinalis L.) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "sweet and bitter, slightly warm. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, removing dampness and relieving pain. "

② "Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation and promoting water circulation" is a common folk herbal medicine in Kunming. "

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

[prescription selection] ① treatment of menorrhea, postpartum lochia, postpartum urination, abdominal pain, facial edema, traumatic injury, blood stasis: stem and leaf of red cohosh, decoction. (common folk herbs in Kunming)

② Treatment of traumatic injury, fracture, orchitis, knife injury: Red cohosh fresh leaves, mash and apply to the affected area. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)