Shuangshenteng

Shuangshenteng

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the root of the Leguminous Plant Euonymus japonicus.

[plant morphology] hoof beetle, also known as horseshoe.

Liana woody, sparsely reddish brown pilose. Stem slender, quadrangular, with 2 tendrils, opposite. Leaves opposite, ovate or heart-shaped, 5 cm long and 6 cm wide, apex divided, lobes apically rounded, entire, base heart-shaped, veins palmate, 7-9, petioles 3.5-4.5 cm long. Corymb terminal, 5-8 cm long, inflorescence axis covered with reddish brown pubescence; floret reddish brown, with purple veins, bracts and bracteoles linear, also covered with reddish brown pubescence, 5-7 mm long; petal 5, spatulate, both sides except margin, covered with reddish brown pubescence, margin ruffled, base cuneate, 1-1.5 cm long; stamen 10, only 3 stamens, filament about 1.5-2 cm long M, anther petal cleft; pistil single, ovary long columnar, county long petiole, glabrous, stigma capitate. The pods are zonal, flat, glabrous, with obvious reticular veins, 14-21 cm long and 4-5 cm wide, with several seeds. The flowering period is June. The fruiting period is August.

It grows in shrubs, forests and stone crevices on hillsides. It is distributed in Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and other places.

[collection] harvest in autumn.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "warm in nature, bitter and astringent in taste, non-toxic. "

[function indications] for dysentery, hernia, testicular swelling and pain.

Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "for the treatment of bladder hernia, Gaowan swelling and pain, wind itching of renal capsule. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang; or stewed meat. External use: wash with boiling water.

[formula selection] 1. Prevention and treatment of bacillary dysentery: one to two pieces of hoof beetle root (section). Decoction, one dose a day, twice. (selected works on infectious diseases)

② Treatment of bladder hernia: shuangshenteng, litchi, tangerine, fennel, Evodia root. Stewed pork tripe. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

③ Treatment of testicular swelling and pain: shuangshenteng, jishencao, Musheng, shuangshencao, fennel root, qitaozi. Stew pork together. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)