Green orchid

Green orchid

(Chongqing herbal medicine)

Another name: huzicao, shiliancao (Quanzhou materia medica), purulent medicine (Guizhou herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] tongquancao (gengxinyuce)

Herbs annual, 6-20 cm high, glabrous or slightly hairy. Leaves mostly basal, obovate oblong, 2-5 cm long, apex obtuse, base narrow, decurrent, margin undulate or serrate. Flower stems solitary or several aggregated, erect, usually leafless; flowers scattered and alternate; bracts lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm long; calyx green, about 7 mm long, divided into 5 oblong lobes below the middle; corolla light blue, about 10 mm long, upper lip ovate, acuminate, lower lip about 8 mm wide, throat with yellow patches, lateral lobes wider than the center; stamens 4, paired; Style 2-lobed. Capsule ca. 3 mm. The flowering period is September.

Born in paddy fields or wilderness. It is distributed in most areas of China.

[nature and taste] 1. Chongqing herbal medicine: "slightly sweet, cool and non-toxic. "

② "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "bitter, cold, non-toxic. "

[function indications] anti inflammation, detoxification. For carbuncle, gangrene, swelling and scald.

① Chongqing herbal medicine: "clearing heat and detoxifying. Treatment of red, swollen and ulcer, nameless swelling toxin. "

② Quanzhou materia medica: "detumescence, clearing blood and detoxification. It is used to treat carbuncle, sore and swelling, scald caused by soup and fire, and sore. "

[prescription selection] 1. To treat carbuncle, sore and swelling: dry the spring grass, grind the fine powder, apply cold water to the affected area, and change it once a day.

② Treatment of sores: gantongquancao, hibiscus leaves. Mash and wash the rice clothes.

③ Treatment of soup and fire scald: fresh Tongquan grass, mash juice, dip in the affected area with pure cotton, and wipe it frequently.

④ Treatment of Bi sores: dry Tongquan grass, research very fine at the end of the body. (Quanzhou materia medica was selected)