Blackspot grass

Blackspot grass

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonym] Phyllostachys pubescens (Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records), Cucumis sativus (Cucumis sativus L.), oleum sparsifolia (Cucumis sativus L.), guaxiang (guaxiang), guami (Cucumis sativus L.) (Shaanxi traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of oleum villosum.

[plant morphology] Eupatorium villosum

Perennial herbs. Rhizome short; stem erect, cylindrical, green, covered with linear pubescence. Leaves alternate, broadly elliptic, 5-11 cm long and 3-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, margin covered with brown pubescence, entire or with shallow wavy notch, leaf base expanded, amplexicaul, with 4-5 pairs of pinnate veins or basal veins, oil-green above and green below, glabrous. Corymb terminal; floret yellow white, petiole strong, 2.5-4 cm long; bracts small, ovate, heart-shaped or linear; perianth campanulate, 6-lobed, lobes lanceolate, with yellow white spots inside, mixed with purple spots, sparse glandular spots outside, base with nectary, lobes involute from the upper part of nectary; stamens 6, filaments short, 3-ribbed, anthers dorsal; pistil single, style short, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 2-lobed, stamens 3-lobed, 3-branched, apex retrovolved, 2-branched, ovary 3-locular. Capsule shaped, 3-4 cm long. The seeds are numerous. The flowering period is from July to August.

Born in mountainous, forest edge and semi dark areas. Distributed in Hebei, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan and other places.

The root of this plant (Cucumis sativus L.) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[nature and taste] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "astringent in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records: "it is used to treat swelling of the whole body, scrapping, Qitong, heat entering the pericardium, rubella and pruritus. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 5-8 yuan; or grind juice with wine.