Veronica ciliata

Veronica ciliata

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

Another name: baxiaga (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the whole plant of myrtle ciliate in Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] Veronica ciliata

Annual herb, about 20 cm high, whole plant covered with gray white pilose. The stem is erect, thin and firm, many unbranched. Leaves opposite: sessile; leaves ovate or ovate lanceolate, 2-4 cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide, serrated or crenulate, green above and light purple brown below. Flowers densely arranged in terminal head, densely white villous; flowers small, radial, blue purple; bracts nearly as long as calyx; sepals 4, oblong; petals 4, broader. Capsule ovoid oblong, hairy, apex concave, as long as persistent calyx or longer.

Born in the valley, field. It is distributed in Sichuan, Tibet and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to September.

Bitter and astringent, cold.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, dispelling wind and dampness. Treatment of hepatitis, cholecystitis, rheumatic pain, urticaria.

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