Tiger ear reviving grass

Tiger ear reviving grass

(Guizhou folk medicine)

Another name: huanhuncao and jiudaosheng (Guizhou folk medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Gesneriaceae.

[plant morphology] Gesneriaceae corallii

Perennial herbs. No stem. There are 3-4 leaves. Leaf blade obovate to ovate, 1.5-4 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide, uppermost leaf small, apex rounded or short pointed. The base is narrow, the edge is obtuse serrate, pinnate vein, shrunk after drying, the leaf surface is uneven, both sides are covered with white pubescence and black brown spots. The flower stems are axillary, 6-12 cm high, with several flowers arranged in the shape of parachute; the calyx is 5-lobed; the Corolla is tubular, and the limbs are 2-lipped, lavender; the stamens are 4, with widely divergent anthers. After the pollen is released, the filaments curl and the anthers are pulled into the corolla tube. Capsule linear, 1.2-2 cm long, 2-lobed at maturity. Seeds spindle shaped.

Born on rocks. It is distributed in Southwest China, Gansu, Shaanxi and Shanxi.

[collection] harvest after autumn.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "the nature is flat and the taste is light. "

[function indications] Guizhou herbal medicine: "invigorate the spleen, stop bleeding and remove blood stasis. "

[selection] 1. Treatment of infantile malnutrition: one coin of tiger ear reviving grass leaf and five grains of pepper. Steamed pork.

② Treatment of traumatic injury: two pieces of tiger ear reviving grass. Take half a jin of steamed wine.

③ Treatment of sabre wound: Tiger ear reviving grass leaves, smash and apply to the injured area. (Guizhou folk medicine was selected)