Hydrangea marginata

Hydrangea marginata

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[source] it is the pith of the root, leaf and stem of Hydrangea australis.

[plant morphology] Hydrangea Southwest

Shrubs, up to 2 m high. Branchlets hairy when young, pale brown when old. Single leaf opposite; elliptic lanceolate to oblong lanceolate, 8-15 cm long, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin dentate serrate, yellowish green above, few hairless below, fine hairs along veins; petiole 1-2.5 cm long. Corymb, loose, 12-25 cm in diameter, sometimes conical, with 1-2 pairs of leaves at the base; pregnant flower with blue, petals 5, separated and open; stamen Lo; ovary half inferior, style 3-4; sterile flower with 2.5-4 cm in diameter, sepals ovate, entire. Capsule with flowered sepals in the middle.

Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[functions and indications] in the list of Guangxi Medicinal Plants: "the roots and leaves cure malaria; the pith of the stem cures measles, and the urine is blocked. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: root, decoction, 1.5 ~ 3 yuan.