Watery Humen

Watery Humen

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[synonym] xianghenggai, hulangcao (preparation of raw herbal medicine), choukuyi, choyajasmine (collection of herbs in Lingnan), gangwa (Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II).

[source] it is the tender branches and leaves of Verbena officinalis.

[plant morphology] kulang tree, also known as Xushu, kulangpan, pseudojasmine, KUKA, jigongwei, jiulidai and Caolang.

Erect shrub, 1-2 m high, branches covered with gray pubescence. Leaves opposite; petiolate; ovate or obovate or elliptic, 2.5-8 cm long, apex obtuse, base cuneate, entire. Bald. Inflorescence axillary, with 3-7 flowers; peduncle 1-4 cm long; bracts linear, less than 1 mm long; calyx truncate, 4-5 mm long, nearly bald or gray pubescent, bearing slightly enlarged, surrounding the base of drupe; corolla white, tube weak, 2.5-3 cm long, lobes oblong, about 8 mm long; stamen 4, filaments red purple, protruding; pistil 1, ovary position, Style filiform, protruding, stigma 2-lobed. Drupe obovate, ca. 12 mm long, ca. 8 mm wide, spongy. It blooms in summer.

Like to live where the tide can reach. Distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and other places.

The root of this plant is also used for medicine. See special article for details.

[chemical constituents] the water-soluble components of the leaves contain extremely bitter components, and the chromatographic results show that six components react with alkaloids. The unsaponifiable part contains steroids such as cholesterol, higher aliphatic alcohols and aliphatic ketones.

Bitter, cold and poisonous.

① "Raw herbal medicine nature preparation": bitter taste, cold nature, great poison. "

② Guangdong Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter, cold, smelly, with small poison. "

Functions and indications: removing blood stasis, detumescence, dehumidification and killing insects. It is used to treat bruise, eczema and scabies.

① "Preparation of the nature of raw herbal medicine": "wash? Scabies, heat poison. "

② "Lingnan caiyao Lu" says: "it can reduce swelling, remove blood stasis and create new life by treating injuries caused by falls. "

③ "Treating malaria" in Chinese medicine and plant records. "

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping, grinding, sprinkling or frying.

[should avoid] this product is toxic and should not be taken orally.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of bruise, swelling and lumbar sprain: mash the leaves with water, add wine, and warm compress the affected area after boiling. (Guangdong Chinese herbal medicine)

② Treatment of traumatic bleeding: water Hu full leaf dry for the end, sprinkle wound. (Guangdong Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of scabies, scabies, and dampness: decoct the leaves with water and soak the affected area. (Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II)