Rattan and licorice

Rattan and licorice

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[synonym] Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. And Spatholobus Spatholobus (Guangxi Medical Plant List), and Acacia mangium (Yunnan Simao herbal medicine selection).

[source] it is the vine or root of the leguminous plant Derris mucronata.

[plant morphology] Derris tomentosa

Rattan is woody. The stem is brownish yellow with many yellow nodular protuberances, light yellow and fibrous in cross section. Pinnate compound leaves alternate, leaflets opposite, 11-17 pairs; leaflets oblong, 3-5 cm long, 1-2 cm wide. Flowers small, pink, axillary raceme. The pod is 5-9 cm long and contains 9-12 seeds.

Born in the mountains and forests. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, sliced and dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] selected Chinese herbal medicines from Yunnan Simao: "vine, sweet and bitter, flat. "

[functions and indications] ① in the list of Guangxi Medicinal Plants: "root: nourishing blood and moistening intestines. Treat cough, sore throat. "

② "Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine selection": "Teng: diuretic dehumidification, antitussive phlegm. Treatment of nephritis, cystitis, urethritis, cough, beriberi edema. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.