Centipede to the sky

Centipede to the sky

(Fujian folk herbal medicine)

[synonym] yedingzhu and tiejingcao (Fujian folk herbal medicine).

[source] the roots and leaves of Sesbania.

Sesbania Sesbania

Semi shrub, up to 2-3 meters high. Stem erect, branched, subglabrous or covered with a few scattered close hairs, branches and leaf axes smooth or sometimes with small bumps. Double pinnate compound leaves, 15-30 cm long; leaflets 20-30 pairs, linear oblong, 8-20 mm long, apex obtuse and small acute. Raceme axillary, 3-10 cm long, scattered, with 3-6 flowers; calyx green, bald, 4-5 mm long, cleft teeth short and sharp; petals pale yellow, about 1 cm long, flag petal with purple spots; stamens 2 bundles; ovary linear, style curved. Pods cylindrical strip, straight or tip curved, 15-20 cm long, about 3 mm wide, with a sharp beak, 25-30 seeds. The flowering period is September.

He was born in the mountains and fields. It is distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and other places.

[collection] harvested in summer, fresh.

[chemical composition] the xylem contains 0.02% nitrogen, 0.71% ash, 19.41% pentosan, 56.21% cellulose and 20.40% lignin. Phloem fiber contains 0.27% nitrogen, 4.03% ash, 13.69% pentosan, 52.48% cellulose and 13.10% lignin

[nature and taste] Fujian folk herbal medicine: "sweet, slightly bitter, flat. "

[Guijing] "Quanzhou Materia Medica"): three meridians of heart, kidney and bladder. "

[function and indications] root: cure the lower part of the body, eliminate the lower part of the body, and make the woman red and white. Ye: it is used to cure blood in urine and snakebite.

Fujian folk herbal medicine: "diuresis, heat clearing, blood cooling and detoxification. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-2 Liang; or mashed juice. External use: tamping.

[selection] 1. To cure men's hypostasis and women's leucorrhea: one or two fresh roots of centipede, fourteen Ginkgo biloba and one or two rock sugar. Take it in water.

② Treatment of diabetes: to day centipede fresh root five money to one or two, Huai yam one or two, a small pig belly. Fry in water and take it before meals.

③ Treatment of urethritis, urine and blood: to the day centipede fresh leaves two to four Liang. Wash, mash the juice, about a small cup, mix a little rock sugar, stew.

④ Treatment of snakebite: two liang fresh leaves of centipede to the sky. Mash, wring juice, add two liang of yellow rice wine, stew; apply residue to the affected area. (Quanzhou materia medica was selected)