Clam and crabapple

Clam and crabapple

(selected prescriptions of Wuzhou herbal medicine and common diseases)

[synonym] Begonia Corbicula.

[source] flowers and leaves of Begoniaceae.

[plant morphology] Begonia sempervirens

It is a succulent herb with a height of 15-45 cm. The root is fibrous. Stem erect, fleshy, glabrous, base much branched, green or light red. Leaves slightly fleshy, ovate or broadly ovate, 5-8 cm long and 3.5-7.5 cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, base slightly heart-shaped, slightly oblique, margin serrate and eyelashes, both sides bright, green, but main veins usually reddish. The flowers are reddish or whitish, several of which gather on the axillary pedicel; the male flowers are larger, about 1-2 cm in diameter, with 4 perianth segments; the female flowers are smaller, with 5 perianth segments. Capsule green with red wings. The flowering period is from April to the end of the year.

It is cultivated all over China.

[collection] all year round.

[chemical constituents] the dry leaves contain oxalic acid 4.8 mg equivalent / g and trace amounts of fumaric acid, succinic acid and malic acid.

[function indications] Qingliang Sandu. Fresh flowers and leaves were mashed and applied to treat sores and boils.