Pineapple root

Pineapple root

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] yam (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the bulb of Liliaceae, Lilium esculentum.

[plant morphology] lily with buckwheat leaves

Tall perennial herbs, more than 1 m high. Bulblet. Stem erect, unbranched, cylindrical, hollow. Root leaves large, oblong cordate, ca. 60 cm long, ca. 28 cm wide, base cordate, entire. The flower stems are stout and tall, with spikes and large white flowers. Large capsule, inverted pear shaped, with many seeds and membranous wings.

It grows in forest and grass. It is distributed in Southwest China.

The bulbs were collected in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "light, flat. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: clearing heat and relieving cough. Treatment of tuberculosis hemoptysis, high fever in children. "

② "Tibet commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "broad chest, diuretic, analgesic cough. Treat stomachache, nausea, vomiting, tracheitis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan.