Cotinus coggygria

Cotinus coggygria

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of Cotinus coggygrifolia.

[plant morphology] Cotinus coggygria, also known as rock palm tree and cirrus.

Deciduous shrub, 2-5M high. Bark dark gray, scaly; branchlets gray, pubescent. Leaves alternate, nearly ovoid, entire, 3-8 cm long, dark green above, glossy below, grayish green below, with red veins, grayish white silky tufts at the base of middle rib and vein axils below; petioles pubescent. Flowers small, heterozygous, yellow; panicles terminal. Nutlets oblate reniform, sterile pedicels persistent, purple slender feathery.

It grows on hillside, ridge and shrub. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Gansu, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] it can be collected all year round, cleaned and dried in the sun.

[flavor] astringent and warm.

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and toxin, promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. Treatment of skin pruritus, traumatic injury, fracture, virtual swelling.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan. External use: wash with boiling water.