Fragrant flower thorn

Fragrant flower thorn

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Synonym] perfume flower (Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine), Costa Scrub (economic flora of China).

[source] it is the root bark of Rosa qiliangensis.

[plant morphology] Rosa qiliangensis

Deciduous or semi evergreen shrubs. Stems climbing, as long as 10 m, sparsely spinose or subunarmed. Leaves alternate, odd pinnate compound, leaflets 3-5, elliptic ovate to long lanceolate, 2-6 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, margin serrate. Umbels terminal, often several flowered; flowers white; sepals 5; petals 5. Achene bony, enclosed in a spherical, reddish brown receptacle.

It grows on the Bank of ditch, hillside bush, miscellaneous wood forest and near houses. It is distributed in Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan.

[collection] root bark was collected in summer and autumn, washed and dried.

[nature and taste] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent, warm. "

[function indications] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, removing swelling and stasis. Treatment of irregular menstruation, trauma swelling. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: grind and sprinkle.