Gleditsia angustifolia

Gleditsia angustifolia

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] jindiaoer, Gongbu meiduopeimi (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the whole grass of alpine tianmingjing, a Compositae plant.

[plant morphology] Gaoshan tianmingjing

Perennial herbs. Stem as high as 1 m, with branches on the upper part. Leaves alternate, lower leaves petiolate, upper leaves sessile; leaves elliptic or oblong, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin serrate, upper green, lower light green, both sides hairy or glabrous. The inflorescence is downdip, 1-2 cm in diameter, bracts are long and narrow, often downdip; the involucre bracts are multilayer, erect; the flowers are yellow, most of them are glandular hairs on the tube of corolla.

It grows on roadside, hillside and forest edge. Distributed in Tibet and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to September.

[flavor] slightly cold in nature and bitter in taste.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, eliminating phlegm and stopping malaria. Treat toothache, sore throat, malaria.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.