Small persimmon

Small persimmon

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] Di pomegranate, tiaobazhang (Yunnan herbal medicine), xiaomiangua (Yunnan Simao herbal medicine), yawanmai (Dai name).

[source] root or leaf of Euphorbiaceae.

[plant morphology] leaflet black face leaf

Shrubs, 1-2m high, glabrous. Stem bark grayish brown, branches nearly cylindrical, greenish. Leaf blade ovate to ovate lanceolate, 2-4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, entire. The flowers are small, yellow, 2-4 in axils. Capsule globose.

It grows in sunny slope and shrubbery.

The leaves of this plant (small persimmon leaves) are also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[collection] all year round.

[nature and taste] selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter and astringent, cool. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "astringency and hemostasis. Treatment of menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, prevention of meningitis. "

② "Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine selection": clearing heat and detoxification, hemostasis and analgesia. Treatment of acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, cold, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pharyngitis, tonsillitis. "

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