Si Nian Huang

Si Nian Huang

(Fujian)

[synonym] longtuzhu, jiulongtuzhu (Fujian).

[source] the whole plant of Primulaceae hailv.

[plant morphology] hailv, also known as Liuli Fanqi.

Herbs annual or biennial, glabrous. Stems tufted, branched, tetragonal, 10-30 cm high, slightly greenish white. Single leaf opposite; ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1-2.5 cm long, 5-15 mm wide, apex pointed or slightly obtuse, base rounded, entire, papery, sessile, phimosis. Flowers solitary, leaf axils, pedicels 2-3 cm long, without bracts; calyx 5-lobed, linear lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, acute; corolla usually bluish purple, even red, 1-1.3 cm in diameter, lobes 5, obovate, expanded, often slightly ciliate; stamens 5, filaments hairy; ovary upper, glabrous, style filiform. Capsule globose, ca. 4 mm in diam. Seeds dark brown, densely tuberculate. The flowering period is from March to May.

Born in the fields, fields, wetlands. It is distributed in the southeast of China.

[flavor] sour and astringent, non-toxic. (Fujian)

[function indications] it is used to treat all bites by poisonous snakes or rabies, take it orally by wringing juice, and apply residue on the affected area; it is also used to treat Yin sore and crane knee wind. (Fujian)

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan (fresh 0.5-1 Liang); or mashed juice. External use: tamping.