Orchid grass

Orchid grass

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] bayazawa (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the whole plant of Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] Lithospermum lappa

Short herbaceous, less than 10 cm tall. Rhizome slender, more transverse, node, node fiber like whisker phase. Leaves 6-10, opposite to very short stems; obovate to obovate oblong or spatulate, subcleathery, subentire, base extended into short stalks, winged. Flowers 3-5 arranged into racemes with bracts; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed; corolla 2-lipped, dark purple blue, upper lip nearly erect, 2-lobed, lower lip large, widely spread, 3-lobed, throat raised, slightly yellow, or purple spots; stamens 4, 2 long, 2 short; style filiform, stigma 2-flaky. The fruit is berrylike, fleshy, subglobose, dark brown when ripe.

Born at the foot of the wet mountain, grass.

The fruit of this plant (orchid stone grass fruit) is also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[collection] harvest from July to September.

[nature and taste] 1. In the book of common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet, "the nature is cold, and the taste is sweet and bitter. "

② "Plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment manual": "bitter, cold. "

[Guijing] Manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment: "entering lung, stomach, large intestine, etc. "

Functions and indications: clearing lung, eliminating phlegm and detoxifying. Treatment of pneumonia, lung abscess, influenza, dysentery, sore throat.

① Common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet: "clearing lung heat, detoxifying and eliminating phlegm. Treatment of lung abscess, pneumonia, cough. "

② "Plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment manual": detoxification and anti inflammation. Treatment of pneumonia, dysentery, chest fever, influenza fever. "

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

[selected prescription] for influenza, hot cough, sore throat: Herba Cyperi, Herba Sabina, Sedum roseum, corydalis, asparagus, fried. (manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment)