Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbitaceae

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] dajiujia, heyeqi (Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine), shanziyuan (Shanxi Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root and rhizome of Ligularia nephrophylla.

[plant morphology] Ligularia nephrophylla

Perennial herbs, about 1 meter high. Rhizome short and thick, with many slender fibrous roots. Stem erect, longitudinally striated. The basal leaves are reniform, 10-20 cm long and 11-25 cm wide, with serrate margin, deep heart-shaped base and long petiole; the cauline leaves are small in shape, with enlarged petiole and embracing stem. The head is about 2 cm long, arranged in a raceme, with a bract of ovate dentate under the peduncle; the glossy flower is yellow. Achene slender, with long corolla. It blooms in summer.

It is found in the slightly humid part of hillside grassland. Distribution of northeast and Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] in summer and autumn, they were dug and dried in the sun.

[herbal medicine] the dry roots are twisted into clumps, the rhizome is massive, there are residual fibers in the leaf base at the upper end, and most fine roots are clustered below. The root length is 10-15 cm, the diameter is about 2 mm, and the appearance is grayish yellow brown. It is crispy and yellow white in cross section. It has special aroma and spicy taste.

Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu.

The root of Ligularia dentata is also used as medicine.

The above two kinds are used as medicine of Aster in a few areas.

[chemical constituents] the root of Ligularia nephrophylla contains ligularione isovalerate. The aerial part contains ligularionene, ligularioxyl, ligularioxyl and ligularioxyl acetate. Ligularia dentata contains fumaric acid, ligularine, ligularine and ligularine.

[flavor] sweet and spicy, warm.

Functions and indications: regulating qi and activating blood circulation, relieving pain, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm. Treatment of traumatic injury, strain, lumbocrural pain, cough, asthma, pertussis, pulmonary carbuncle, hemoptysis.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan; or Yanmo Chongfu.

[should avoid] avoid serous water; use with caution in patients with Yin deficiency, lung heat and dry cough.

[prescription selection] ① for lumbocrural pain: seven twenty-two pieces of gourd, ground powder, two money each time, twice a day, washed with cold boiled water.

② Treatment of fatigue: huluqi, xiaojiujia each one money, hongsanqi, siyuanwa, hongmaoqi each two money. Decoct in water and drink with yellow rice wine. (the following is Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)