Clover

Clover

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[alias] Allium tuberosum (list of medicinal plants in Guangxi) and Ophiopogon japonicus (main poisonous plants in South China).

[source] it is the whole grass or root of Liliaceae.

[plant morphology] Trifolium repens

Perennial herbs. The leaves are basal, linear, 20-30 cm long and 0.3-0.6 cm wide, with an obvious midrib. The base is enlarged and embracing, membranous and translucent. Raceme from the foliage, longer than the leaves; flowers small, 3-5 mm long, lilac, petiolate, perianth 6-lobed; stamens 6; ovary sessile, 3-locular, each with more than one ovule. Capsule triangular, 6-8 mm in diameter, dehiscent, with 3 or 2 seeds. Seeds round, 2-3 mm in diameter.

Born in wet and fertile grassland and garden. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[chemical constituents] the whole herb contains flavonoid glycosides, phenols, aminoacids and saponins.

[nature and taste] the manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine published by Guangzhou Army: "slightly bitter, cool. "

[functions and indications] 1. Guangxi medical plant directory: "root: treating jaundice and internal injury. "

② "Clearing heat and detoxifying, detumescence and pain relief" in the Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou army. It can cure snakebite, swelling and pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-6 yuan (1-2 Liang). External use: tamping.