Xiaoheiyao

Xiaoheiyao

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] Clematis tongjiaoensis and Panax notoginseng.

[source] it is the root of Alternanthera yunnanensis.

[plant morphology] Chuandian biandoucai, also known as Kunming biandoucai.

Perennial herb, 30-50 cm high, glabrous. Root dressing, slender, slightly curved, dark brown. Stem erect, cylindrical, longitudinally ribbed, slightly branched. Basal leaf heart triangular, palmately 3-lobed, lobes ovate or elliptic, 2.5-5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, sometimes 3-lobed, apex acute, base cordate, margin acutely serrate, middle lobe rhombic elliptic, lateral lobes spreading, obliquely ovate; petiole 6-16 cm long. Compound umbel terminal; involucral bracts several, strip; small involucral bracts about 10, strip; pedicel many; flowers small, white. Fruit obovate, 2 mm long, with apex curved prickles.

Born on hillsides, streams, wet places. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

The whole herb of this plant (Acer truncatum) is also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[collection] in summer and autumn.

[flavor] sweet, slightly bitter, warm.

[function indications] tonifying the lung and kidney. Treatment of tuberculosis, kidney deficiency, lumbago, dizziness.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.

[should not] excess heat syndrome and cold should not be used.