Copper hammer

Copper hammer

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the tuberous root of Corydalis divaricata.

[plant morphology] Viola striata

Perennial herbs. The tuberous roots are spindle shaped, several clustered, brown, 1-1.5 cm long and about 4 mm thick. Stem erect, thin and weak, 30-50 cm high, unbranched, sparsely leafy above middle. Leaves alternate, pinnately divided, lobes linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1.5-4 cm long; basal leaves usually absent. Raceme 2-9 cm long; bracts narrowly lanceolate or strip-shaped, sometimes narrowly ovate, entire or sparsely lobulated; sepals very small; petals yellow, upper petals 1.2-2.2 cm long, 0.6-1.5 cm long from near cylindrical, terminal round, slightly downward curved, lower petal base saccate. Capsule narrow oblong, drooping at maturity, 1-1.5 cm long. Seeds oblate, bright black.

Born on the wet slopes of high mountains. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] in summer and autumn, the soil is removed and dried.

[sexual taste] it is pungent, slightly bitter, flat and poisonous.

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, relieving swelling and pain, and eliminating rheumatism. Treatment of traumatic injury, labor injury, rheumatic pain, skin itching.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 0.5-1 yuan, or soak in wine.

[taboo] anti jinniuqi.

[selected prescription] for rheumatic pain: Tongbangchui, jinggucao, Mutong each have one money, woerqi, frog seven, zhugenqi each have two money, Shenjincao has one money and five cents, take it in water. (the following is Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)