Feline mustard flower

Feline mustard flower

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Acanthopanax, Cizhu, xiaomaohua (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root bark, leaf, flower and fruit of Crotalaria qianguiensis.

[plant morphology] Celastrus guianensis

Vines. Simple leaves alternate; oblong or obovate, 2-6 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, smooth, entire; stipules hooked thorny: Flowers 1-4 axillary or lateral; white; stamens numerous, elongated; ovary with long stalk. Berry, globose.

Born in the wilderness, by the river or under the sparse forest. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi.

[collection] harvested in autumn, dried or fresh.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter, cold. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "root bark, heat clearing and detoxification. Treatment of tonsillitis, toothache, hemorrhoids. "

② "The list of plants in Guangxi": "leaves, flowers and fruits treat snakebite. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.