Mahonia leaves

Mahonia leaves

[alias] leaves of Mahonia (new ginseng).

[source] the leaves of Mahonia latifolia, Mahonia tenuifolia or Mahonia nanensis.

[plant morphology] 1. Mahonia hardwood, also known as Phellodendron amurense, Phellodendron amurense, Phellodendron amurense, Phyllostachys pistachio, and rattan.

Evergreen shrubs. Up to 4 meters. Pinnate compound leaves alternate, 30-45 cm long, 9-16 leaflets, broadly ovate or long ovate, 6-12 cm long, apex acuminate, margin each with 2-8 teeth, base nearly cordate but unequal; upper green, lower grayish white. Inflorescence tufted, stem apex; peduncle stout, compressed, flower dense, yellow; bract 1, ovate lanceolate; sepal 9; petal 6; stamen 6, pistil 1. Berries ovate, dark blue, powdered with wax. The flowering period is from May to July. The fruit ripens from November to January next year.

Grown on hillsides and shrubs; also cultivated. It is distributed in South, middle and East China.

② Mahonia tenuifolia, also known as maoertou, daoguashanshu, huangtianzhu, Mahonia tenuifolia.

Evergreen shrubs. It is 1-2m high. Stem erect, much branched, spineless. The leaflets are 7-13, leathery, narrowly lanceolate, 8-12 cm long, apex long acuminate, base cuneate, with 6-13 spiny serrations on each edge, grayish yellow green below, but without waxy white powder. The raceme is 3-5 cm long, arising from the axillary of the bud scales at the top of the branch; the bisexual flowers are yellow, most of them are dense, with short stalks; the sepals are 9; the petals are 6; the anthers are 2-lobed; the ovary is superior, 1-locular. The berries are ovoid, blue black and powdered with wax.

It is also cultivated. It is distributed in Sichuan, Hubei and Zhejiang.

⑧ Mahonia in South China

Evergreen shrub, about 2 m high. Stem erect, less branched. Pinnate compound leaf, 9-17 leaflets, ovate elliptic, long elliptic lanceolate, 6-12 box meters long, apex spiny, base skewed, broadly cuneate or truncated, margin with 2-6 teeth. The flowers are loose, drooping and yellowish; the rachis is long and thin, and the base of pedicel is ovoid; the sepals are 9, 3 rows; the petals are 6, with 2 lobes at the apex and 2 nectaries at the base; the stamens are 6, with 2 lobes; the pistils are 1, and the ovary is 1-locular. Berries subglobose, bluish black, powdered with wax. The flowering period is from January to February. The fruit ripens in May to June.

It is also cultivated. It is distributed in the South and southwest of China.

The roots, stems and fruits of the above three plants (Mahonia sinensis, Mahonia sinensis, Mahonia sinensis) are also used for medicine. See the special regulations for details.

[collection] harvest in autumn.

[medicinal materials] 1. Mahonia leaves are oval in shape, with sharp spines at the apex, heart-shaped or nearly truncated at the base, and 2-8 spiny teeth on both sides of the edge. The tooth tips are slightly curved toward the back of the leaves, with purple green luster on the top and yellow green on the bottom. It's hard and brittle. Weak breath, weak taste.

② The leaves of Mahonia tenuifolia are narrow lanceolate, with 6-13 spiny teeth on each side of the edge.

The above herbs are produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places.

⑧ Mahonia leaves in South China are the same as those in broad leaf. It is used in Fujian and Yunnan.

According to the ten Mahonia recorded in the textual research on the names and facts of plants, they are the above Berberidaceae plants. But at present, only a few areas such as Zhejiang and Jiangxi have medicinal materials, which are also used in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Mahonia leaves used in Tibet are among the top ten Mahonia leaves in Tibet. As for the Mahonia leaf widely used in the market, it is the leaf of Ilex species. Please refer to the "leaves of Chinese wolfberry".

[chemical constituents] the contents of Isotetrandrine, berberine, palmatine and jatrorrhizine in the leaves of Mahonia Mahonia are 1.566%, 0.035%, 0.035% and 0.087%, respectively.

Mahonia tenuifolia and Mahonia broadleaf contain berberine.

[nature and taste] yinpianxinshen: "bitter, cool. "

Re entering the lung meridian. "

Functions and indications: clearing heat and tonifying deficiency, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It is used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, bone steaming, hot flashes, dizziness, tinnitus, sour waist, soft legs, upset eyes and red eyes.

① "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "treating cough due to asthenia. "

② "Treatment of hematemesis" in the textual research of plant names and facts. "

③ "Yinpianxinshen": it can cure lung fatigue, relieve cough and phlegm, reduce deficiency heat and kill insects. "

④ "Modern practical Chinese medicine": "cool nourishing strong medicine. Similar to Ligustrum lucidum, it is suitable for hot flashes, bone steaming, backache, soft knees, dizziness and tinnitus. "

⑤ Lu Chuan's materia medica: "purging fire to reduce fever. Treat febrile disease, fever, upset, benefit, naked eye. "

⑥ "Tibet commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "treatment of damp heat dysentery, red eyes swelling pain, carbuncle swelling sore poison. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan.

[prescription selection] treatment of toothache caused by wind fire: Mahonia leaf three money. Take it in water. One dose daily, two doses for those with severe pain. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)