Huafeng car

Huafeng car

(Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] fengchezi, sijiaofeng, shuifantao.

[source] it is the leaf of huafengche, a plant of the family Euphorbiaceae.

[plant morphology] Huafeng car

Rattan shrub. Branchlets subsquare, grayish brown, densely covered with rust colored villi and orange yellow scales, glabrescent when old. Leaves nearly opposite, thin leathery, oblong, veins prominent below, densely pubescent. Spikes axillary; flowers small, white, heart with golden coarse hair. Fruit nearly round or pear shaped, winged 4, papery, with horizontal stripes, bright, red when ripe. It blooms in early summer.

It grows in the Bush at the foot of the mountain or in the bamboo forest near the village. It is distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan.

[collection] leaves were collected in autumn and winter and dried in the shade.

[natural flavor] it is sweet, light, slightly bitter and flat in nature.

Functions and indications: Invigorating the stomach and expelling insects. To cure Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris.

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

[optional prescription] for Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris: three to six yuan of dried leaves or one or two yuan of fresh leaves. Fried in water, twice a day on an empty stomach. (the nature and taste are listed in Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)