Chamaejasme chamaejasme

Chinese Name: chamaejasme chamaejasme

Class: root

Branch euporbia root

[alias]: Jinsi aituo.

[source]: Euphorbiaceae plant Stellera chamaejasme EU phorbiaproliferaBuch.Ham The root of.

[picking and processing]: digging in summer and autumn, drying in the sun.

[nature and taste]: the roots are conical or spindle shaped, 1-5cm in diameter and about 25cm in length, some with branches. The skin is brown to dark brown. It is silty, with flat cross section, yellowish white and slight gas. It is mild in nature, slightly pungent and sweet in taste, and highly toxic.

[plant morphology]: perennial herb, about 20cm high, with white milk. The root is thick, short and fat, nearly conical, shaped like a radish. The outer skin is dark brown, and the inner surface is yellowish white. The top of the root is flat, and there are many terminal buds. Some stems are reddish. The leaves are alternate, often densely branched, 2-3cm long and 4mm wide, with prominent main veins. At the end of spring, it has yellow green flowers. There are 5-8 inflorescences at the top of the stem. Each branch has 1-3 branches. There are 4-5 leaflike bracts at the base of the branches. Each branch has a cup-shaped cyme at the top. The involucre is yellow green and has 4-5 lobes, which are like petals.

[growing place]: it grows in sunny hillside grassland or shrub, mainly in Yunnan.

[chemical composition]: it contains β - sitosterol, cycloeucalyptol and 24 methylenedicarbolol.

Function indications: Shujin Huoxue, Zhitong, laxative. It is used for rheumatoid arthritis, stomachache, dysmenorrhea and constipation.