Dragon tongue arrow

Dragon tongue arrow

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Jinlongqi.

[source] it is the root of Cypripedium viridis.

[plant morphology] Cypripedium viridis

Herbs perennial, 30 cm tall. Rhizome short, with many fibrous roots. The stem is erect, and the whole plant is covered with reddish brown hairs. Leaves 4-5, alternate, elliptic, 13 cm long and 6 cm wide, apex pointed, base amplexicaul, entire. Flowers usually solitary, apical, yellowish green; labellum saccate, subglobose, with brown stripes. Capsule terete, erect. The flowering period is from May to June.

He was born in warm land under the forest. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu and other places.

[collection] root digging, washing and drying in autumn.

Bitter and warm.

Functions and indications: Regulating Qi, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Treatment of stomach cold, abdominal pain, lumbocrural pain, traumatic injury.

[usage and dosage] oral: Jianchang, 2-3 yuan; Yanmo, 1-2 points.