Five color plum root

Five color plum root

(records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the root of Lantana camara. See "five color plum" for plant morphology.

[collection] all year round. Dig the roots, dry or fresh.

[chemical constituents] it contains flavonoid glycosides, phenols and amino acids.

[nature and taste] The Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army: "sweet and bitter, cold. "

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, dispelling wind, removing dampness, clearing heat. It is used to treat rheumatism, arthralgia, beriberi, cold, mumps and traumatic injuries

① "Drug records of Nanning City:" promoting qi and blood circulation, detoxifying. Treat beriberi, rheumatism, bone pain and wind swelling. "

② "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "promoting blood circulation, eliminating rheumatism. Treating Dieda rheumatism. "

③ Guangzhou army's "manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "reduce fever. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: gargle in boiling water.

[prescription selection] ① for the treatment of hand and foot gout: take three to six coins of fresh plum root (dry as appropriate). One green shell duck egg. And water wine (half each), simmer for one hour. (Minnan folk herbal medicine)

② Treatment of wind fire toothache: one or two five color plum root, one or two plaster. Gargle with boiling water and swallow a little. (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

③ Treat influenza, cold, mumps, high fever: Lantana camara dry root one to two, or fresh root two to four, decoction. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

④ Treat headache in summer: one or two fresh roots of Lantana camara, mash and fry in water. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)