Weng Cai Huang

Weng Cai Huang

(Fujian)

[synonym] Zanthoxylum repens.

[source] it is the whole plant of wengcaihuang (Violaceae).

[plant morphology] wengcaihuang

Annual herbs. The root is curved, like a rat's tail, with a sharp end. The stem is thin and curved, creeping, 12-30 cm long, with Tricholoma. The young ones have more Tricholoma. The root leaves have long stalks, 6-7.5 cm long and hairy; the leaves are 3-6 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide, with short apex, wide waist and heart-shaped base. Both sides are slightly round ear shape, the whole margin, hairy, with more leaf margin and vein. The stem leaves are alternate and sparsely arranged. The top leaves are smaller and larger downward, and the petioles are longer.

It grows in the wild. It is distributed in the south of China.

Sweet and cold.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat, detoxifying and dispersing knots. It can be used to treat sores and sores.

[prescription selection] 1. For treating boils: seven pieces of wengcai Huang and brown sugar, cold rice and snail, mashed and applied to the affected area, or mashed and applied with fresh grass.

② Treatment of scrofula: wengcai scrofula fresh root 125 money (dry seven money), lean meat 22. The same as stew.