Pingpeng grass root

Pingpeng grass root

(notes on materia medica)

Water chestnut (compendium).

[source] it is the rhizome of pingpengcao, a Nymphaeaceae plant. The plant morphology is detailed in "pingpengcaozi".

[collection] harvest in autumn.

Sweet and cold.

① "Materia medica collection": "sweet taste, non-toxic. "

② "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: tonifying deficiency, strengthening stomach and regulating menstruation. After treatment, the body is weak, dyspepsia, menstrual disorders.

① Materia medica notes: "it can tonify deficiency, replenish qi and strengthen stomach. "

② Hangzhou medicine Zhi: "strong, blood purification medicine. "

③ "Guangxi botanical catalogue": "regulating menstruation, relieving pain. Treatment of irregular menstruation, lumbocrural pain. "

④ Su Yi's Handbook of Chinese herbal medicine: "nourish and strengthen the stomach, regulate menstruation. Treatment of body weakness, dyspepsia, irregular menstruation. "

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