Cichorium bracteatum

Cichorium bracteatum

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] saogong Selbu (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the whole plant of Cichorium bracteatum.

[plant morphology] Cichorium bracteatum

Perennial herbs with white milk, 4-25 cm high. The stem is enlarged and hollow. Leaves oblanceolate, linear or lanceolate, apex obtuse or rounded, entire or slightly dentate. Inflorescence dense at the end of stem; floret yellow; corolla white.

Most of them grow in alpine grassland. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to September.

Bitter, cold.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, removing dampness and relieving pain. Treatment of traumatic injury, sore throat, rheumatic pain, inflammation and fever.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.