Arrest that flower

Arrest that flower

(a textual research on the names and facts of plants)

[synonyms] jiuxiong (Taiwan Chronicles), baofanhua (a textual research on the name of plants), Jiujing (a collection of plant names).

[source] it is the flower or root of gymnorrhizae.

[plant morphology] Jina flower

Deciduous shrub or small tree, 2-8 m high; bark white. Leaves opposite or nearly opposite, upper alternate, oblong or oblong lanceolate, 4-8 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, entire. Panicle terminal, inflorescence axis puberulent; flowers white, about 1 cm in diameter; calyx hemispherical, outer surface 10-12 slightly raised longitudinal ribs, glabrous, apical 5-6 lobed; petals 5-6, suborbicular, shrunken, margin irregularly notched, base with long claws; stamens many, born at the base of calyx tube, usually 5 long outer whorls; ovary superior. Capsule Subelliptic or ovate elliptic, 4-5-valved, ca. 7 mm in diam. The flowering period is from June to July.

It is distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, etc.

[chemical composition] wood contains 10.29% moisture, 1.11% ash, 0.149% total nitrogen, 29.91% lignin, 51.01% cellulose and 16.80% pentosan.

The leaves contain about 15% tannin (dry weight) and gallic acid.

[nature and taste] textual research on the names and facts of plants: "flowers taste light and slightly bitter. "

[functions and indications] ① textual research on names and facts of plants: "detoxify and disperse blood stasis. "

② "Outline of Chinese medicinal plants": treating malaria by root decoction. "

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