Wild cucumber

Wild cucumber

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

Jiamoli.

[source] it is the whole plant of Ranunculaceae.

[plant morphology] longitudinal rib herringbone fruit

Perennial herbs, about 15 cm high. Root like. The stem is slender and soft. The basal leaves have long stalks and three compound leaves. The central leaves are larger and the stems are longer. The stems on both sides are branched, with 2-5 leaflets. There are 2 compound leaves on some branches of the stem, with 3-5 leaflets on each compound leaf. The leaflets are fan-shaped, with round notch at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, and entire. Flowers white, solitary on slender pedicels. Follicles 2, herringbone developed, with several seeds.

It grows in marsh grass. It is distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi and Gansu.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] it is flat in nature and slightly sweet in taste.

Functions and indications: Invigorating Spleen and stomach, clearing heat and improving eyesight.

[selection] 1. Treatment of dyspepsia: cucumbers are five to one or two yuan. Simmer water for tea.

② Fire eye: pound wild cucumber and apply it to eyes.