Louse flower

Louse flower

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] seerbu, Mingjian (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the flower of louse grass in Compositae.

[plant morphology] louse flower

Perennial herbs. The roots are strong. Stem tufted, base hairy, 10-30 cm high. Basal leaves oblanceolate, entire, ciliate, petiole long; stem leaf base embracing stem, ciliate. The inflorescence is large, terminal; the involucre is multilayer, slender and acuminate; the flower is yellow, the tongue flower is 1 layer, the tongue is long and narrow, the tube flower is bisexual. Achene densely hairy, outer layer of corolla short scaly, inner layer pinnate.

Born on hillside and grassland. Distributed in Tibet and other places.

[collection] collected from July to August, dried in the shade.

Bitter, cold.

[function indications] it can relieve inflammation and pain, clear away blood heat and wind toxin. Treat all kinds of inflammation, anthrax, erysipelas.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.