Acacia

Acacia

(illustrated records of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

Another name: Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc. Et Zucc.

[source] stems and leaves of Acacia. The plant morphology is detailed in the article "Acacia".

[collection] from May to October, the young vines with leaves were picked, cut into small sections about 2 cm long and dried in the sun.

[medicinal material] the dried vine is thin and covered with thin setae. The leaves are feathery compound, the leaflets are oblong, smooth on the top and thin bristles on the bottom, easy to fall off. It tastes sweet with weak Qi. It is better to have many leaves and green color.

It is produced in Guangxi and Guangdong.

[chemical constituents] the leaves contain saponins (glycyrrhizic acid, etc.).

[nature and taste] "Guangxi medicine and plant records": "sweet taste, cool nature, non-toxic. "

[function indications] it can generate fluid, moisten the lung, clear away heat, diuresis, treat sore throat, hepatitis and bronchitis.

① "Health herbal medicine manual": "health body fluid, quench thirst, Runfei, Qingre. Herbal tea ingredients are versatile. "

② "Drug records of Nanning city": "Ye: treating breast sores. "

③ "Ye: diuresis, treatment of bronchitis. "

④ Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing away heat and diuresis. Treatment of sore throat, hepatitis, bronchitis. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: fried, washed or tamped.