Xiao Luo umbrella

Xiao Luo umbrella

(Guangzhou Air Force Manual of common Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] xuedang, huoxueyi, xiandianzijinniu (new selection of Guangxi practical Chinese herbal medicine), zhushagen, xiaoliangsan, zhenzhugailiangsan (Guangzhou Air Force Manual of common Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root or whole plant of corydalis.

[plant morphology] xiaoluosan

Evergreen erect shrub, 30-60 cm high. The roots are soft and plump. Stem covered with dark brown hairs when young, unbranched except for branches. Leaves alternate, oblong to elliptic lanceolate, 7-14 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, apex short pointed or obtuse, base broad chess shaped, dark green above, bald, light green below, covered with dark brown hairs, with numerous black glandular dots, an obvious vein at the edge, and glands at the edge. Umbelliform inflorescence on 3-10 cm long, hairy, apex slightly curved branches; petiole 1-2 cm long; calyx hairy; corolla white inside, purple spots outside, lobes obtuse. Berries globose, dark red when ripe, about 6-8 mm in diameter. The flowering period is from June to September.

They like to live in deep mountains, forests or bushes. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] bitter, sweet and pungent, warm.

① New selection of Guangxi practical Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter, sweet, slightly pungent, flat, non-toxic. "

② "Bitter, pungent, warm" in the Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou air force. "

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, defying wind and removing dampness. Treatment of amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injury.

① New selection of Guangxi practical Chinese herbal medicine: "Tongjing Buxue, Qufengshi. Treatment of irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, postpartum wind pain, paralysis, anemia. "

② "Dispelling wind, dispersing blood stasis, detumescence and relieving pain" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou air force. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, sore throat, stomatitis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.

[selected prescription] treatment of dysmenorrhea and chlorosis: xuedang, turmeric, Rubia, areca nut, huanghuadaoshuilian. Take it by frying. (new selection of practical Chinese herbal medicine in Guangxi)