Cornus japonicus

Cornus japonicus

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] cho'er Shen (Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] the pursed stem of Polygonatum kansuense or Polygonatum roseum in Liliaceae.

[plant morphology] Polygonatum kansuense

Perennial herbs, 30-50 cm high. The lower part of rhizome is thickened, the upper part is gradually narrowed, such as sheep horn. Stem from the apex of rhizome, with leaves on the upper part of stem. The leaves are usually 3-whorled, sessile, linear lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, with short bristles on lateral veins. Flowers axillary, perianth campanulate, lobes 6, purplish violet, with dark purple spots; stamens 6; ovary superior, 3-locular, with 2-6 ovules per locule. Berry red, globose, ca. 5 mm in diam.

He was born in the mountains. It is distributed in Shaanxi Province. Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

② Rose red Polygonatum

Perennial herbs, 20-30 cm high. Rhizome slender, each node has branches. Stem erect. When young, the leaves are mostly alternate, and after growing, they are usually 3-impeller-shaped; lanceolate, 3-7 cm long, 7-10 mm wide, entire, apex not curly, and dorsal veins covered with white hairs. Flowers axillary, pedicel ca. 7 mm, pendulous; perianth campanulate, lobes 6; stamens 6, inserted in the middle of perianth tube; ovary superior, triangular, style long, stigma 3-lobed. Berries globose. It blooms in summer.

It is distributed in Xinjiang, Shaanxi and other places.

[collection] collect in summer and autumn, remove fibrous roots, wash, scald with boiling water and dry in the sun.

[medicinal materials] the dry rhizome is segmented, often from segments, each segment is angular divergent, the surface is yellow white, there are obvious longitudinal wrinkles and stem and root scars of different sizes, often with a few fibrous roots. The texture is soft, and the section is yellowish white. Without Qi, the taste is slightly bitter.

[nature and taste] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "the taste is sweet and slightly bitter, and the nature is cool. "

[functions and indications] ① Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "calming the liver and calming the wind, nourishing yin and improving eyesight, clearing heat and cooling blood. Treatment of headache, eye disease, sore throat, hypertension, epilepsy, furuncle carbuncle. "

② Selected Chinese herbal medicines of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai. Treatment of tuberculosis, weakness, thirst, neurasthenia, liver Yang headache, loss of appetite, waist and leg soreness, diabetes. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 2-3 yuan; grind powder or soak wine.

[selection] treatment of hypertension: yangjiaoshen 2 liang, shouershen, taibaihuangjing, zhuqincao 3 Qian each. A total of fine powder, two money each time, two to three times a day. (Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)