Shijincao

Shijincao

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonym] shimengcao, shitouhua (Guangxi medical plant directory), soft branch sangujin, herbal sangujin (Kunming folk commonly used herbs).

[source] it is the whole plant of the Urticaceae.

[plant morphology] cold water flower of Southwest China

Short perennial herbs. Stem fleshy, slender, 5.5-50 cm high, branched or unbranched, green or purple. Leaves opposite, narrowly ovate or ovate, 3-12 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, apex acuminate or long acuminate, base round, slightly oblique, entire or occasionally shallow wavy, upper stalactites densely, narrowly strip, basal veins 3; petiole 0.5-6.5 cm long. Dioecious, sparsely monoecious, inflorescence pedicellate; male perianth segments 4, stamens 4; female perianth segments 3, unequal in size, stigma capitate. Achenes oblate ovate, verrucose.

It grows in wet places in the mountains or on rocks under the forest. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hubei and other places.

The root of this plant is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, washed and dried.

[nature and taste] materia medica of Southern Yunnan: "bitter, slightly warm. "

[function indications] "Diannan Materia Medica": "it is used in the prescription of Shujin Huoluo medicinal liquor to treat wind cold dampness, muscle and bone pain, phlegm fire flaccidity, numbness of hands and feet. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or soaking in wine.