Xiaoliuguai

Xiaoliuguai

(Shaanxi herbal medicine)

Shanjiujia (Shaanxi herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of Tanchun (Oleaceae).

A probe into spring

Semi evergreen shrub, 2-4m high. The root is cylindrical, the branch root is twisted, the thickness is different, the soil is yellow or yellowish brown, the quality is hard. Stem erect, much branched, smooth. Leaves alternate, pinnate, 3-compound, leaflets ovate or oblong, with green hairs, 1-3.5 cm long, 0.6-1.2 cm wide, apex pointed, base cuneate. Cyme terminal; yellow flowers with slender tubes; calyx teeth 5, linear, length equal to tube; corolla 5-lobed, lobes ovate, half of tube; stamens 2, enclosed; ovary 2-locular. The berries are black. The flowering period is from April to June.

Born on hillside, often potted ornamental. It is distributed in the middle and north of China.

[collection] it can be harvested, washed, dried or fresh all year round.

[nature and taste] Shaanxi herbal medicine: "slightly bitter and astringent, warm. "

[function indications] Shaanxi herbal medicine: "Shengji, convergence. Treat knife wounds. "

[usage and dosage] external use: raw ramming or powder ramming with fresh ginger.