Dimple flower

Dimple flower

(records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang)

[synonym] Grifola microphylla.

[source] it is the root of Spiraea prunifolia.

[plant morphology] Spiraea prunifolia

Shrubs, up to 3 m high. Stems erect; branchlets slender, angular, pubescent, or subglabrous. Leaves alternate, elliptic or ovate elliptic, 1.5-3 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, apex short, base cuneate, below sparsely pubescent, margin above middle denticulate; petiole short. 3-10 flowers in umbels, lateral on the branches of the previous year, with a few leaflike bracts at the base; calyx cup-shaped, apex 5-lobed; petals 5, broadly obovate, white; stamens many, shorter than petals; pistil style 5, separated, ovary superior. Follicles, apically with persistent style, glabrous. The flowering period is from April to May. The fruit period is from July to August.

It is found on both sides of hillsides and valleys, in mountain shrubs, roadsides and ditches. Distributed in Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan and other places.

[function indications] for sore throat: one or two roots of smile dimple, five to six dollars each for lobelia and honeysuckle. Decoct in water, drink with sugar, take once in the morning and once in the evening before meals.