Gall grass

Gall grass

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonym] shenglalong, Shihua, Yanjia, zhenxincao (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), Shihe leaf, Shihe butterfly (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), Shihua (Kunming folk herbal medicine).

[Gesneriaceae] is the source of Gesneriaceae.

[plant morphology] Gentiana scabra

Perennial evergreen herbs, 10-20 cm high. The fibrous roots are yellowish brown. The leaves are obovate, 4-7 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, with blunt apex, narrower base, wavy margin, coarsely serrated, pinnate veins, dark green on the top, long hairy on the bottom, and light color on the bottom. The petiole is 2-2.5 cm long. The flowers are light blue; the calyx is small, 5-lobed; the corolla tube is cylindrical, and the top is 2-lipped. Capsule is narrow and long, 2-valved; there are many small seeds in it. The flowering period is summer and autumn.

Most of them grow on the wet rock wall of stream or hillside.

[collection] harvest in autumn and winter.

[nature and taste] selected Yunnan Chinese herbal medicines: "bitter, pungent, cold. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting blood circulation and detoxification, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Treatment of irregular menstruation, also leucorrhea, palpitations, injuries, knife wounds, sore carbuncle, stubborn ringworm. "

② "Common folk herbs in Kunming": "heat clearing, detoxification, dehumidification. Treatment of damp heat arthralgia, mumps, sore throat. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping, grinding, sprinkling or blowing.

[optional prescription] for sore throat: grind the stone flower powder and blow the throat, one point for each, or add frozen green leaves for external application. (common folk herbs in Kunming)