Jasmine Flower

Jasmine Flower

(compendium)

[synonyms] yeximinghua (Southern vegetation), yeximi (Youyangzazu), yufurong (Huajing), Suxin needle (Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the dry flower bud of Jasminum odoratum.

[plant morphology] suqianhua

Erect shrubs. Branches pendulous, angular, smooth, glabrous. It has 5-7 leaflets, elliptic, broadly elliptic or ovate, with a very small apex or triangular apex. Flowers bisexual, cyme terminal, with several flowers, white flowers; calyx lobes 5, linear, 6 mm long, about 1 / 3 of the length of corolla tube; corolla simple 2 cm long, lobes arranged in imbricate shape, 1.3 cm long, 7 mm wide; stamens 2, born in corolla tube, filaments very short, anthers oblong, inserted near the base; ovary 2-locular. Berries black, oval. The flowering period is from February to June (July to December in Guangdong). The fruit period is from July to August.

Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and other places are cultivated, but also wild.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn, pick the buds before the sun sets in the morning, steam for about 20 minutes, and then take them out to dry.

[herbal medicine] the dried flower bud is about 2 cm long without calyx and ovary. The corolla tube is slender and tubular, about 1 cm long and about 1 mm thick. The corolla has 5 lobes, which are tightly wrapped together in a tile like shape, and the base is about 3 mm thick. All the buds are yellowish brown, with fine longitudinal veins. When the corolla tube is opened, there are 2 stamens in the upper part. The filaments are short, the anthers are narrow and oblong, and there are often residual styles in the center . It is slightly hard and brittle, and softens when it is wet. It is fragrant, bitter and slightly astringent. It is better to be golden yellow, fragrant and free of impurities.

Produced in Guangdong and other places.

[nature and taste] Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II: "nature is flat, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] ① Lingnan medicine collection record: "relieve heart qi depression and pain, stop diarrhea and abdominal pain. "

② "Liver pain in the treatment of hepatitis and cirrhosis" in the "manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine" of Guangzhou army. Chest and rib discomfort, heart and stomach qi pain, diarrhea and abdominal pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan; or tea drink.