Ten thousand needle and ten thousand thread grass

Ten thousand needle and ten thousand thread grass

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonym] maishen, jinggucao (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), dahejiancai (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of Stellaria yunnanensis.

[plant morphology] Stellaria yunnanensis

Perennial scattered herbs, 50-90 cm high. The roots are tufted, the middle part is expanded, and the outer part is yellowish brown. The stem is cylindrical and bald. Leaves opposite, linear lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, 1.5-3.7 cm long, 2-7 mm wide, apex pointed or long pointed, base obtuse, entire, main veins distinct, upper green, lower pink green; sessile. 2-dichotomous cyme from the top of stem or school; total pedicel 3-5 cm long; bracts 2, lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, membranous; calyx 5, divided to base, lanceolate; petals 5, white, deeply 2-lobed to base, lobes elliptic, shorter than sepals; stamens 8-10; pistil 1, style 3, separated. Capsule ovoid, ca. 5 mm, 5-toothed, dehiscent, with persistent sepals outside. Seeds small, brown, angular, protuberant.

Born in the mountains and forests.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

Sweet and smooth.

① "Diannan Materia Medica": "it is mild in nature and sweet in taste. "

② The picture of Materia Medica in South Yunnan: "Gan, Ping. non-toxic. "

[function indications] Jianpai, Yanggan, Yishen. Treatment of body deficiency, anemia, mental shortness, dizziness, tinnitus, dizziness, hot flashes, spermatorrhea, low back pain, weak feet, irregular menstruation, diarrhea, infantile malnutrition.

① "South Yunnan Materia Medica": "tonifying liver, spleen and kidney. It is used to treat Yin blood weakness, mental shortness, dizziness and palpitation, tinnitus, dizziness and five heart trouble, tummy distension, low back pain, sore feet, leucorrhea and leakage. "

② According to the picture of Materia Medica in southern Yunnan, "cough blood. "

③ "Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "treatment of irregular menstruation, anemia, infantile malnutrition, kidney deficiency spermatorrhea, yin deficiency hot flashes. "

④ "Selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "treatment of fracture, trauma, nephritis. "

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

[prescription selection] ① for women with leucorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, low back pain, fever at night, short spirit, tasteless diet: a thousand needles, ten thousand thread grass, three coins, three Liang buffalo. Fry three or four times. (materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

② Treatment of body deficiency anemia, dizziness, tinnitus, swelling, sweating: thousand needles, ten thousand thread grass, big black medicine and other parts of grinding powder, add eggs, brown sugar to cook. (common folk herbs in Kunming)

③ Treatment of mastitis: one to two thousand needles of ten thousand thread grass. Stewed or fried. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)