Clover

Clover

(Jiangxi herbal medicine)

[synonym] lengshuidan, fengchecao, sifangcao (Jiangxi herbal medicine).

[source] the whole plant of Humulus scandens or Humulus tenuifolia in Rubiaceae.

[plant morphology] ① Humulus scandens, also known as sijiaojin and shetonghuang.

Perennial herbs, tufted, 30-50 cm high. The root is red. Stem slender, quadrangular, glabrous or slightly pilose. Leaves 4-leaf whorls, ovate oblong, 1-2.5 cm long, 3-6 mm wide, apex pointed, upper and lower midrib sparsely short spined. The flowers are small, more than ten in axillary or terminal cymes; corolla yellowish green, about 2 mm in diameter, 4-lobed; stamens 4, ovary 2-locular, style 2, base united, stigma capitate. Suspensory fruit oblate, 2 mm in diam., with scalelike pubescence. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to July.

Born in Tianpan, Goubian and other wetlands. It is distributed in North China, the Yangtze River Basin and Fujian Province.

② Humulus scandens, also known as: small saw rattan.

Perennial herbs, 10-30 cm high. Its main feature is red yellow root. Stem glabrous. Leaves linear or lanceolate, 1-5 mm long. Corolla pale green, ca. 1 mm in diam. Suspensory fruit oblate semiglobose, ca. 1 mm in diam. The flowering period is July.

It is distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

[collection] harvest in summer, dry or fresh.

[Xing Wei] Jiangxi herbal medicine: "Gan, Ping. "

Functions and indications: heat clearing, diuresis, detoxification and detumescence. Treatment of urinary tract infection, red leucorrhea, dysentery, carbuncle, traumatic injury.

① "Jiangxi herbal medicine": "clearing away heat and detoxification; detumescence and pain relief; promoting urination. "

② "Diuresis, detumescence and anti-cancer" is the key point of traditional Chinese Medicine Manual published by Su Yi. Treatment of urinary tract infection, leucorrhea, cervical erosion, suppurative inflammation, and treatment of cerebrospinal meningitis, sepsis, carbuncle, snakebite, skin sores, edema, cancer. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang (fresh 2-3 Liang); or mashed boiled water. External use: tamping.

[selection] ① for the treatment of urinary tract infection, under the red and white belt: one or two fresh Humulus scandens, decocted. (manual of Chinese herbal medicine by Su Yi)

② Cure dysentery: four leaf Humulus five money to one or two, decoction, brown sugar for lead, one dose a day.

③ Treatment of hemoptysis: fresh four leaf Humulus two money, wash and mash, cold water delivery service.

④ Treatment of traumatic injury: four leaves Humulus root one or two, fried in water, wine on the service, one dose a day.

⑤ Treatment of Snakehead: appropriate amount of fresh four leaf Humulus, mash and apply externally. (3) Jiangxi herbal medicine