Gentiana chinensis

Gentiana chinensis

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonyms] digitalis lanhuaensis and Viola yedoensis (collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines), Gentiana yanlongensis (name of seed plant), guidengdeng, liuyuelvhuacao, lvhuacao (Sichuan Chinese medicine records), and mibudai (Chengdu Manual of commonly used herbal medicine treatment).

[source] it is the whole plant of Gentianaceae.

[plant morphology] Gentiana chinensis

Biennial herbs, about 10 cm in height, tufted. The stems and branches are purplish red. Leaves simple, opposite, sessile; orbicular to ovoid, ca. 1 cm long, ca. 5 mm wide. Apex pointed, entire, both surfaces white villous. Flowers solitary on top of branches, blue purple; calyx tubular, 5-lobed, white pilose; corolla campanulate, 5-lobed, pleated or 2-lobed; stamens 5-lobed, inserted on corolla tube; ovary superior, 1-locular, style short, stigma 2-lobed. The capsule protrudes out of the calyx, lip shaped and dehiscent, with many seeds inside. The flowering period is between spring and summer.

Born on the sunny hillside. It is distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Jiangsu and Sichuan.

[collection] at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the whole flowering grass was taken, dried or fresh.

[nature and taste] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "cold in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, non-toxic. "

[function indications] clearing away heat and toxin. Treatment of intestinal carbuncle, sores, carbuncle swelling, rash, red eyes swelling and pain.

Collection of commonly used folk herbs: "cool and detoxify. It can cure all kinds of sores, rashes, rashes, nameless swelling and burning eyes. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-4 yuan (fresh 0.5-1 Liang). External use: grind and apply.

[should be avoided] carbuncle has been broken and deficiency cold should not be used.

[selected formula] ① for the treatment of scrofula, the swelling on the back: Gentiana and Tribulus terrestris. For the end, oil wither apply.

② Treatment of intestinal carbuncle is not suppurative: shilongdan, Hongteng, yellow wine. Warm clothes in water. (it's better not to publish Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals)