Betel nut

Betel nut

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] mountain radish, Huaji medicine (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), ground gourd (Chinese higher plant Atlas)

[source] it is the root of Panax japonicus.

[plant morphology] Panax japonicus

Perennial herbs, 20-30 cm high. The root is stout, the skin is yellowish brown, and the fibrous roots are numerous. Stem erect, yellowish brown, villous and mixed glandular pubescent. Single leaf opposite, elliptic or obovate, 4.5-13 cm long, 2.2-6.5 cm wide, base cuneate, margin obtuse dentate, both sides pilose. The cyme has 6 flowers, arranged into a single false raceme; bracts are small, oval, 4-5 mm long; calyx is purplish red, wide tubular, 7-8 mm long, upper lip is large, round, margin extended downward, lower lip 4 teeth separated; corolla is light red to purple, 1.8-1.9 cm long, corolla is simple, upper lip 4-lobed, lower lip entire, concave; stamens 4, 2, 2 long, 2 short; style tip is rod-shaped. Nutlets are spherical.

In the wilderness, mountain forest or grass slope. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] in summer and autumn. Wash and dry.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "Xin Gan, Ping. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "dispelling wind and removing dampness, relieving pain and resolving accumulation, connecting bones and promoting muscles. Treatment of vasculitis, food accumulation, ascariasis, fracture, rheumatism pain. "

② Guizhou medicine and plant Catalogue: "clearing lung and moistening dryness, benefiting Yin and restraining sweat. Treatment of weakness, dizziness, sweating, cough. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan. External use: grind the end of the package.