Longxushen

Longxushen

(Nanjing folk herbs)

[source] it is the root of Solanaceae plant Physalis spinosa.

Physalis spinosa

Perennial herbs, 30-50 cm high. Stem erect, green, pilose, upper branched. Leaves alternate; ovate, apex pointed, base cuneate, entire, or undulate, ciliate, with petioles scattered on leaves and veins. Flowers small, solitary in leaf axils, petiolate; calyx short campanulate, 5-lobed, slightly fleshy, spiny; corolla short, campanulate, 5-lobed; stamens 5, inserted at the base of corolla; ovary 2-locular, ovules numerous. Berries inflated, green, enclosed in enlarged, fleshy persistent calyx. Many seeds, nearly oblate brown, with reticulate protuberances on the surface. Flowering in summer. The fruit period is late autumn.

It is wild in hillside weeds.

[herbal medicine] the root is fleshy, the main root is cone-shaped, the base is divided into many roots, in clusters, the branch roots are slender, light brown after drying, and there are wrinkles on the surface.

[function and indications] Nanjing folk herbs: "as a tonic, it can cure asthenia and other syndromes. "

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