Green leaf gall

Green leaf gall

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] ganyancao, xiaoqingyudan and tudan.

[source] it is the whole plant of Swertia mussotii Franch.

[plant morphology] Swertia Formosa

-It is annual, 15-60 cm high. The root is yellow or yellowish brown with few fibrous roots. Stem square, often purplish. Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate, 2-5 cm long, 0.3-0.7 cm wide, entire; sessile. Inflorescence conical, terminal or axillary; flowers blue purple; sepals 4, linear lanceolate; corolla 4-lobed, lobes ovate lanceolate, base with 1 gland pit; stamens 4; ovary superior. Capsule, elliptic. The seeds are numerous.

Born in the mountains, slopes and grasslands. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian and other places.

Swertia mussotii is also used as medicine.

[collection] spring and summer. Dry or fresh.

[chemical constituents] it contains flavonoid glycosides, alkaloids and coumarin

[pharmacological action] it can significantly reduce the increase of serum alanine aminotransferase caused by carbon tetrachloride toxic hepatitis in rats. It has protective effect on hepatocytes.

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

[functions and indications] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing dampness and heat of liver and gallbladder, eliminating fire in stomach. Treat hepatitis, urinary tract infection. "

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