Pinus tabulaeformis

Pinus tabulaeformis

(common folk herbs in Kunming)

Vasong.

[source] it is the whole grass of Crassulaceae plant Pinus tabulaeformis var. huanghuaensis or P. honghuaensis.

[plant morphology] 1

Perennial herbs, 16-22 cm high. Roots slightly branched, curved, tapering downward, like a rat tail. Stem erect, branched, woody when old; young branch green, ribbed; old branch fine columnar, gray, with leaf mark. The leaf blade is linear, 1.8-3.3 cm long and 1.8-3.3 mm wide, apex obtuse, base gradually narrow, amplexicaul, entire. Cyme terminal, panicle shaped, many flowers, arranged closely, leaning on one side of the branch; corolla yellow; calyx 4-5; petals 5. Follicles. The seeds are numerous.

Born on mountains, rocks or houses. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

② Red flower rock pine, also known as: Shilian.

Herbs biennial, fleshy. Stem erect, reddish, 15-50 cm high. The basal leaves are rosette shaped, spatulate, oblong, apex acuminate; the stem leaves are similar to the basal leaves, but narrower. Inflorescence corymbose; upper bracts linear; sepals 5, broadly triangular; petals 5, pink, oblong to lanceolate; stamens 5; carpels 5. What is the result. The seeds are small and smooth.

Born on a mountain stone. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.

[collection] harvest, wash, sun dry or fresh in autumn.

[flavor] pungent, flat.

[function indications] clearing away heat and inflammation. Treatment of hepatitis, otitis media, burns.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping or ear drops.

[selected formula] for hepatitis: rock pine, bitter horse vegetable, etc. Take it in water.