Red Purple Pearl

Red Purple Pearl

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[synonym] indigo indigo (Guangxi Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine plant).

[source] it is the leaf of Callicarpa rubra.

[plant morphology] hongzizhu, also known as dujieshu, xiaohongmizuo, hongyezizhu, and xianmiyouzhu.

Shrubs erect, up to 3 m tall, all pubescent and stellate. Single leaf opposite, petiolate, obovate or oblong, 10-14 cm long, 38-45 mm wide, apex acute to acute tail, margin triangular serrate, base heart-shaped, upper green, pilose, lower light green, lateral veins 6-12 pairs, pubescent, dense. Cyme, about 2-3 cm in diameter; bracts small, ovoid; calyx cup-shaped, calyx teeth inconspicuous, glandular; corolla purplish red, about 3 mm long, 4-lobed, ovoid, outside hairy, glandular; stamen 4, filament 2 times longer than corolla; pistil 1, style slightly longer than stamen, ovary superior, bald; drupe globose, about 2 mm in diameter, red; flowering from April to May. The fruit period is from November to December.

It grows on hillside, stream side, sparse forest and grass. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places.

The root of this plant is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[functions and indications] Guangxi medical plant directory: "Jiegu. It's a cure for injuries. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 Liang. External use: apply at the end of the research.

[selection] 1. Hematemesis and hematuria: two to three Liang leaves of Red Purple Pearl. Take it in water. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

⑦ Treatment of traumatic bleeding: Red Purple Pearl leaf grind powder, spread the affected area. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)