Broken rice flower

Broken rice flower

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[synonym] Mei Yangdong (Dong name).

[source] it is the root of Camelliaceae.

[plant morphology] Millettia

Shrub, 1-3 m high. Twigs slightly angulate, yellowish brown pubescent. Leaves small, obovate, 2-4 cm long, 1.2-1.8 cm wide, apex obtuse, slightly pointed or rounded, base cuneate, margin densely serrate; petiole 2-3 mm long. Flowers with short stalks, white, male flowers 2-4 axillary; bracts small, 2; sepals oval, glabrous; petals obovate; stamens 15; female flowers 1-4 axillary; sepals ovate, glabrous; petals ovate, ovary glabrous, style 3-lobed. Berry globose, ca. 4 mm in diam. The flowering period is April.

Born on the hillside and roadside. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] slightly bitter, cool.

[function indications] clearing away heat and toxin.

[prescription selection] for the treatment of impetigo: five yuan for rice and three yuan for honeysuckle and rattan. Simmer and wash.