Water celery

Water celery

(common folk herbs in Kunming)

[source] it is the whole plant of Apiaceae.

[plant morphology] Oenanthe pauciflora

Herbs perennial, 20-40 cm high, glabrous. Stems erect, branched and angulate. The leaves are 1-2 pinnate compound leaves, the length of leaflets is 6-25 mm, the lower part is often ovate, the upper part is lanceolate, the apex is acuminate, the base is cuneate, the lateral leaflets are oblique at the base, and the edge has obtuse teeth; the petiole is 2-7 cm long. Compound umbels terminal and lateral; without involucre; florets white, purplish halo. The fruit is elliptic, 2-2.5 mm long, smooth and yellowish brown.

Born in the wetland near the water. Distributed in Taiwan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[collection] harvest in spring, summer and autumn.

It is pungent and cool.

Functions and indications: calming the liver, relieving the exterior and penetrating the rash. Early treatment of measles, hypertension, insomnia.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.