Stone Melon Seed Lotus

Stone Melon Seed Lotus

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] the branches and leaves of cranberry, a rhododendraceae plant.

[plant morphology] Cranberry

Evergreen shrubs, 50-150 cm high. The 1-year-old branchlets are square, purple green, brownish green, rarely light gray, with scattered long hairs; the branchlets more than 1-year-old are gray or gray brown, smooth. Leaves alternate, thick leathery; elliptic to elliptic oblong, 17-22 mm long, 10-14 mm wide, both ends obtuse, entire, downward curled; petiole 2 mm long, scattered long hair. 2-4 flowers, forming axillary corymb; pedicel slender; calyx 2 mm in true diameter, purple green, lobes 5, triangular, margin hairy; corolla pot shaped, 5-7 mm long, white or yellow, inlaid with light red stripes, lobes 5, triangular ovate, 2 mm long; stamens 10, filaments slightly hairy, anthers yellow, with 2 conical whiskers; ovary inferior, slightly white hairy, style slender, style slender The head is small. Berry globose, about 6-8 mm in diameter, lavender, calyx persistent. The flowering period is May.

It grows in the semi shade of forest edge in mountainous area. It is distributed in Mount Emei, Sichuan.

[flavor] cool in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, non-toxic.

[function indications] Tongjing Sanyu. It is used to treat injuries caused by falls and injuries, flash waist and gas.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: soak wine, 0.5-1 Liang (daily dosage).