Impatiens

Impatiens

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[source] it is the flower or root of shuijinfeng.

[plant morphology] shuijinfeng

Annual succulent herbs, about 35-70 cm high. The stem is light green with dense fine red spots. The leaves are alternate; long elliptic or elliptic lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, apex long pointed, base cuneate, 2-3 pairs of reddish verrucous glands near the petiole, margin coarsely serrated, teeth with verrucous spines, green above, light green below, sometimes red; petiole base with 2 reddish stipule shaped verrucous glands. Inflorescence axillary; Flowers Lavender, about 2.2 cm in diameter, sepals 3, lateral 2, smaller, lavender, obliquely ovoid, with ridge in the center, slightly boat shaped, lower 1 saccate, with purple red stripes and dots, extending backward into a distance; petals 5, upper 1 suborbicular, back with ridge, 2 pairs of petals on both sides connected; stamens 5, lower part separated, upper part united, surrounding ovary, filaments flat, Anthers 2-locular; pistils connate by 5-carpels, ovary superior, long ovoid, 5-locular, style short. Capsule fleshy, cylindrical, pointed at both ends. It blooms in summer and autumn.

Born in the mountains and streams and other wetlands. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

The stems and leaves of this plant (the stems and leaves of shuijinfeng) are also used for medicine. See the special section for details.

[nature and taste] "Diannan Materia Medica" says: "it tastes pungent and cold. "

[function indications] "Diannan Materia Medica": "wash damp heat, muscle pain, scabies and other sores. "