Wapiti flower

Wapiti flower

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[synonym] xiaodouhua and Zigeng Teng (selected Chinese herbal medicine of Yunnan Simao).

[source] it is the root of the leguminous plant Cervus.

[plant morphology] Cervus

Rattan shrub, about 3 m high. 3 compound leaves, leaflets ovate, base with 3 veins, veins protruding below, leaf oblique, entire, glabrous. Panicle, flower light purple red, keel nearly straight, apex blunt round. The pod is rectangular.

Under the forest on the hillside.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, sliced and dried in the sun.

[flavor] sweet and astringent, flat.

[function indications] insect repellent. Treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides, cunbaichong, infantile malnutrition.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.

[formula selection] treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides in children: red deer costs three to five yuan. Decoct in water for half an hour, remove dregs, add appropriate amount of honey, take it on an empty stomach for two days. (the following is a selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine.)