Calf power

Calf power

(records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.

[source] it is the root of the leguminous plant Alopecurus sparsifolia.

[plant morphology] yadouteng, also known as laoyangye

Climbing shrubs. Stem dark brown, densely covered with yellow punctate lenticels. The leaflets are stipitate, opposite, 9-15, oblong, 3.5-8.5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, apex acute, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, entire, thick papery, covered with rust colored pubescence. Raceme axillary, nodose, peduncle pubescent; flowers clustered on nodes; calyx cup-shaped, purplish red, apex 5-toothed; corolla butterfly shaped, pink, petals clawed, flag petals round, apex slightly concave, wing petals nearly rectangular, keel slightly larger, clasping stamens; stamens 10, 1 group; pistil 1, ovary columnar, outside pubescent, style curved, stigma capitate. The pods are flat with narrow wings on one side, 2-lobed, 6-9.5 cm long and 1.3 cm wide. Seeds 5, reniform, brownish yellow, smooth. The flowering period is from August to October. The fruiting period is November.

Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] collect in autumn and winter, clean and dry.

[herbal medicine] the root is cylindrical, with dark grayish yellow surface, fine longitudinal furrows, prominent lenticels, horizontal rows, and a few epiphytic whisker like roots. It is hard, with uneven fracture surface and fibrous. The transverse section is white, the skin is thick, and it is easy to separate from the wood. The wood duct is small and hollow, and the rays are clear.

[flavor] sweet and pungent, flat and non-toxic.

[Guijing] into the liver meridian.

Functions and indications: dispersing blood stasis, detumescence, relieving pain and calming nerves. It is used to treat swelling and pain.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 5-8 yuan. External use: tamping.