Green onion

Green onion

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonym] Shicong, centipede grass (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine selection), Yancong (Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine selection).

[source] it is the whole plant of Orchidaceae.

[plant morphology] Magnolia digitatum

Epiphytic herbs perennial, ca. 20 cm tall. Rhizome transverse, nodal, with clusters of yellowish brown fine fibrous roots under nodes. The leaves are thick, fleshy, hollow, succulent, dark green, apex obtuse, 15-20 cm long, 0.5-0.8 cm wide and 0.3 cm thick, with sheath embracing stem at the base. Raceme about 5 cm long, terminal or between leaf axils, with 1-4 flowers; flowers small, 12 mm long, orange yellow. Capsule small, angulate, with many seeds. It blooms in summer.

Often attached to rocks and tree trunks. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round. Wash, fresh or dry the powder.

[nature and taste] 1. Selected Yunnan Chinese herbal medicines: "bitter, cool. "

② "Selection of Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan Simao": light, cool. "

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, clearing heat and detoxifying. Treatment of traumatic injury, fracture, carbuncle, furuncle, soup fire injury.

① "Selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, dispersing blood stasis. Treatment of traumatic injuries. "

② "Selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine": "clearing away heat and toxin, dispersing blood stasis and detumescence, connecting bones. Treatment of traumatic injuries, fractures, carbuncle, furuncle, burns, drug poisoning. "

③ Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine: "detoxification, spasmolysis. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan. External use: tamping.

[taboo] Yunnan herbal medicine selection: "pregnant women should not take it. "

[selection] ① treatment of fracture: Yancong, Baiji, pepper. Mash and pack. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

② Treatment drugs (water horse mulberry, mushrooms, a wormwood, Aconitum kusnezoffii, heartbroken grass, zinc phosphide) poisoning, urticaria: Stone onion dry product one to three money. Take it in water, twice a day. (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine)