Sanguinaria

Sanguinaria

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonym] earth penetrating wind.

[source] it is the vine of Saxifragaceae.

[plant morphology] the white backed earth penetrating wind, also known as the pink leaf earth penetrating wind.

Deciduous climbing shrubs. Single leaf opposite, papery, oblong ovate to oblong, 8-15 cm long and 4-7 cm wide, apex broadly acuminate, base rounded or broadly cuneate, entire, dark green above, glaucous below, densely milky, glabrous except for vein axils; petiole 2-7 cm long. Corymb terminal; flower 2-type; marginal sterile flower with only one large sepal, oblong or narrowly oblong, 3-4 cm long, apex obtuse, milky white, brown when old; pregnant flower small, sepal 4-5, petal 4-5, stamen 10, style 1. Capsule apically conical, with 10 ribs. Seeds numerous, linear.

He likes to live in damp places. It is distributed in Sichuan.

[flavor] cool, bitter and nontoxic.

Functions and indications: dispel wind and dampness, remove heat and toxin. It is used to treat blood stasis and stagnation, wind pain of muscles and bones, and sores, poisons, redness and swelling.

[usage and dosage] for internal use: soaking wine, 4-6 yuan; for external use: tamping.