Fruit of Limonium chinense

Fruit of Limonium chinense

(Inner Mongolia Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] dacyanzi.

[source] it is the fruit of zhanzhidaotihu, a plant of arnebiaceae. The plant morphology is shown in the "liuligao root" section.

Bitter and smooth.

[function indications] astringent and antidiarrheal. Treatment of infantile diarrhea.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Jiantang, 1-3 yuan; or Yanmo Weisan, 1-3 yuan

[optional formula] to treat infantile diarrhea: seven pieces of liulicao fruit, roasted and ground, served in boiling water or rice soup; or one piece of liulicao fruit, fried in water.