Mirabilis himalayana

Mirabilis himalayana

(common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] Ba Zhu (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the root of Mirabilis himalayana.

[plant morphology] Shiraia himalayana

Herbaceous perennial, 30-50 cm high, covered with short hairs. The root is thick. Stem erect, with distinct nodes and basal branches. Leaves opposite, ovate to cordate, margin serrate, stipitate. The flower has 1 to several aggregated branches, the pedicel is densely covered with brown glandular hairs; calyx like involucre is 5-lobed; calyx is purplish red. Fruit leathery, ribbed.

Born on hillsides and fields. Distributed in Tibet and other places.

[collection] from August to September, the roots were dug, cleaned, sliced and dried.

[nature and taste] it is warm, sweet and slightly pungent.

Functions and indications: tonifying spleen and kidney and promoting diuresis. Treatment of nephritis, edema, gonorrhea.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.