Bluish brown root

Bluish brown root

(Ben Cao Tu Jing)

[source] it is the root of Cyperaceae.

[plant morphology] bluish brown, also known as broad leaf Carex.

Perennial herbs. Rhizome tufted, transverse; stem lateral, up to 30 cm, flat and smooth, with pseudo nodes, almost from the base of pseudo nodes on the growth of 1-2 spike like branches, sometimes divided into lateral branches, pseudo nodes with stipule sheath like leaf sheath. Leaves flat, lanceolate, up to 3 cm wide, apex acute acuminate, margin rough, with 3 veins. Flowers unisexual, monoecious, spikelets numerous, arranged into compound spikes, flowers sparse, less; lower glume sometimes scalelike, 3 stamens; stigma 2-lobed; bract membranous, obovate or elliptic, trigonous, 3-5 mm long, apex with short beak, truncate, smooth, veined. Nutlets triangular, enclosed in persistent bracts.

Born on a ridge or under a hillside forest. Distributed in Northeast, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei and other places.

[flavor] sweet and pungent, warm and nontoxic.

[function indications] it is used to treat women's blood gas, five pains and seven injuries. The four flavors of yazonggen, bantianhui, jiwengteng and yelangen are washed and dried, peeled and divided equally, mashed, and served with Erqian dagger.