Saussurea ternata

Saussurea ternata

(investigation report on medicine and plant in Kunming)

[synonym] grasshopper lotus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Achnatherum splendens, Fengwei (commonly used folk herbs in Kunming).

[source] it is the whole grass or rhizome of gymnospermaceae.

Morphology of gymnopteris

Perennial herbs, 30-50 cm high. Rhizomes short and thick, obliquely ascending, densely covered with linear brown scales. The leaves are proximal; petiole is 7-15 cm high, brown black, glossy, covered with chaff like scales; primary pinnate compound leaves, 15-30 cm long and 3-4 cm wide; apical pinnae are the largest, 7-14 pairs on both sides, alternate; pinnae ovate to ovate oblong, entire, apex obtuse, middle pinnae 2-2.5 cm long and 7-12 mm wide; lower pinnae are dissected and petiolate, upper ones sessile; leaves thick Papery, densely covered with slender rusty hairs on both sides, especially below; veins fan-shaped. Sporangia along the lateral vein, concealed in the rust hair: the cover of sporangia is absent.

Born on stone. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan and Taiwan.

[nature and taste] common folk herbs in Kunming: "rhizome, pungent and slightly bitter in taste, cool in nature. "

[functions and indications] 1. Investigation report on medicinal plants in Kunming: "the whole herb can cure stomachache. "

② Common folk herbs in Kunming: "rhizome, antiphlogistic, antipyretic. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.

[selection] treatment of typhoid fever: Herba grasshopper lotus rhizome one to three money, decoction. (common folk herbs in Kunming)