Wild sorghum

Wild sorghum

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] shuibin Cimicifuga, pseudocimicifuga and pseudoepimedium (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), hongshengma and yezelan (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root or whole grass of astilus rivulenta.

[plant morphology] Astilbe by the river

Perennial erect herbs, up to 1 m high. Rhizome stout, yellowish brown. The leaves are basal, with 1-2 pinnate compound leaves; the leaflets are ovate heart-shaped, 4-6 cm long and 1.5-3.5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base subcordate, oblique, margin acutely double serrated, both sides covered with setae; the petioles are slender and densely brown villous. Panicle terminal, brown villous; pollen red; stamens 5. Follicles; seeds numerous. It blooms in spring.

In valleys, ditches or wet places. It is distributed in Yunnan, Tibet and other places.

[collection] harvest in autumn and winter, wash, cut off and dry.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "pungent, slightly bitter, warm. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting qi and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. Treatment of chronic gastritis, traumatic injury. "

② "Selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "dispelling wind and dehumidification with whole grass. Treat rheumatism and pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: grind and apply.

[selected formula] for yellow water sores: grind the root of wild sorghum, mix the sesame oil and apply it to the affected area. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)