pansy

pansy

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai)

[synonym] iron shoulder pole (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai), swallow flower, blue flower scissors, purple swallow (commonly used folk herbal medicine in Zhejiang), Douchi leaf, xiasoushanhu (Guizhou herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of iris.

[plant morphology] iris

Herbs perennial, 40-55 cm high. Rhizome creeping, yellowish brown, with dense nodules. Leaves alternate, 2-row, sword shaped, 30-60 cm long, 25-40 mm wide, leathery. The stem is longer than the leaf, and several flowers form a loose raceme; the flower is light purple blue, about 5-6cm in diameter, perianth is 6, 2-whorled, outer whorl is oblate ovate, apex is slightly concave, margin is slightly dentate, lower part is light yellow, middle part has cockscomb process, inner whorl is narrow obovate, apex is 2-whorled, margin is slightly dentate; stamen is 3, inserted at the base of outer perianth; pistil is 1, ovary is inferior, 3-locular, columnar The head is 3-cleft. The capsule has 6 edges and many seeds. The flowering period is from April to May.

It grows on the edge of forest and the edge of water. It is distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hebei and other places.

The rhizome of this plant (Phyllostachys heterocycla) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, used fresh or washed and dried.

[nature and taste] commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai: "bitter, cold. "

Functions and indications: common Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai: "detoxification, detumescence and pain relief. Treatment of hepatitis, hepatomegaly, liver pain, throat pain, stomach disease. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.