Falling frost red

Falling frost red

(Jiangxi herbal medicine)

[synonym] Ilex tenuifolia, Ilex microphylla, Quandong tenuifolia (Jiangxi herbal medicine), autumnal cat grass, Chuang grass (Fujian herbal medicine).

[source] the leaves of Ilex species luoshuanghong.

[plant morphology] luoshuanghong

Deciduous shrub, 1-4 m high. Branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate; leaves elliptic or ovate lanceolate, 2-6 cm long, apex acute, margin serrate, both sides hairy. Flowers clustered in axils; lavender or white. Drupe globose, bright red at maturity. The flowering period is June.

Grown in hillside shrubs or gardens. Distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian and other places.

The root of this plant is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] it is harvested in summer and autumn and used fresh.

[chemical constituents] the fruit contains 3-xyloglucoside.

[nature and taste] ① Jiangxi herbal medicine: "bitter, cold. "

② Fujian Chinese herbal medicine: "sweet and bitter, cool. "

[functions and indications] ① Jiangxi herbal medicine: "cool blood, stop bleeding, detoxify. Treatment of soup fire injury, Zouma chancre, traumatic bleeding. "

② Fujian Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing heat and detoxifying. Treatment of ulcers and ulcers. "

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping or grinding powder blending.