Xiaobaiwei

Xiaobaiwei

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] bailongxu, Baiwei (Yunnan materia medica), shuilanggen, laoma sewing bag, shelangzi, Baiteng, waerteng (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of waer Teng, a family of Asclepiadaceae.

[plant morphology] Ranunculus yunnanensis

Perennial herbs, about 50 cm high. The roots are numerous, clustered, slender, cylindrical and yellowish. Stem erect, cylindrical, covered with brown short hairs. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate or elliptic, lanceolate upward, apex pointed, base obtuse, entire, both sides sparsely short hairy; petiole short. Cymes on stem apex and leaf axils; flowers dark purple red. Follicles long conic, about 4.5 cm long, dehiscent after ripening, with seeds scattered. Seeds flat, brownish red, with silky long hairs on the top. The flowering period is summer and autumn.

Born on sunny grassland in the mountains. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] root picking in autumn and winter. Wash and dry.

[nature and taste] materia medica of Southern Yunnan: "it is mild in nature, bitter and astringent in taste. "

[functions and indications] 1. The herbal medicine of South Yunnan: "it is specially used for treating cold pain and abdominal pain. "

② Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "Shujin Huoxue, Tiaojing Zhitong. It is used to treat traumatic injury, rheumatism, bone pain, hepatitis, gastric ulcer, tuberculosis and falciparum malaria. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or grind powder. External use: tamping.

[selection] treatment of snake and insect bites: xiaobaiwei Sanjiao, decocted in water; topical appropriate amount, mashed and applied with brown sugar. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)