Rhododendron molle

[traditional Chinese medicine name] naoyanghua

[Pinyin name] naoyanghua

Flos rhodendrimollis

[source] this product is Rhododendron molle, a Rhododendron plant RhododendronmllleG.Don It's a dry flower.

4、 May flowers are harvested at the beginning of their bloom and dried in the shade or in the sun.

[character] several flowers of this product are clustered on a common stalk, mostly falling off into a single flower, grayish yellow to yellowish brown, wrinkled. Sepals 5-lobed, semicircular to triangular, margin with long hairs; corolla campanulate, tube long, about 2.5cm, tip curled, 5-lobed, petals broadly ovate, apex obtuse or slightly concave; stamen 5, filaments curled, equal or slightly longer than corolla, hairs below middle, anthers reddish brown, apical aperture split; pistil 1, stigma capitate; pedicel 1-2.8cm, brown, short hairs. The air is weak and the taste is numb.

[identification] the powder is yellowish brown. The pollen grains are tetrahedral, 58-97 μ m in diameter, with three germination pores. The non glandular hairs of calyx are composed of multicellular cells, arranged in a number of rows, 29-68 μ m in diameter. The Corolla is non glandular hair, single cell, 10-20 μ m in diameter, over 400 μ m in length, thin in wall, and some with verruca. The epidermal cells of pollen sac are polygonal or round in shape, 13-31 μ m in diameter, arranged orderly and closely, with slightly thickened wall, obvious pits and yellowish brown substance in some cells. The epidermal cells of corolla are rectangular, square or irregular, 26-78 μ m in diameter, thin and wavy.

[nature, taste and meridian tropism] pungent, warm and poisonous. Return to the liver meridian.

[function and indications] dispel wind and dampness, disperse blood stasis and settle pain. It is used for rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injury and skin ringworm.

[usage and dosage] 0.6-1.5g, soaked in wine or into pill powder; external use appropriate amount, fried and washed with water or tamped with fresh products.

[note] it is not suitable to take more or longer. It is forbidden for those with body deficiency and pregnant women.

Store in a dry place to prevent moisture.