Water broken ear

Water broken ear

(Guizhou folk medicine)

Another name is baizhe'er (Guizhou folk medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of glabrous capsule of Saururaceae.

[plant morphology] naked capsule with white bract, also known as naked capsule with involucre.

Perennial creeping herbs. The stem is thin and weak, 30-50 cm long. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate reniform, 4-8 cm long and 4-10 cm wide, entire, base cordate, veins distinct; petiole 2-8 cm long, base enlarged, amplexicaul. Inflorescence racemose, opposite to leaves; bracts under flower, bracts at upper part of inflorescence small, shorter than ovary, bracts 3-4 at base of inflorescence large, white, similar to involucre; perianth absent; stamen 6; ovary inferior, carpel 4, ovule numerous.

In the shade of hillside and beside ditch. It is distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "the nature is flat, the taste is sweet and light. "

[function indications] Guizhou folk medicine: "it is used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, traumatic injury, abdominal distension, edema, leucorrhea and turbidity. "

[usage and dosage] take orally: decoct soup, 1-3 Liang; or stew meat.

[selection] ① cough treatment: Baizhe Er Er Liang, stewed meat.

② Treatment of abdominal distension and edema: white ears three Liang, stewed meat to eat, or fried rice water service.

③ Treatment of leucorrhea, turbid: white fold ear one or two, cook sweet wine to eat.

④ Treatment of traumatic injury: white ear three money, steamed wine service. (Guizhou herbal medicine was selected)