Wild dogbane

Wild dogbane

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonyms] balengma, dajiegu, danuoye, shuanghehe, balengma, yahuguang.

[source] it is the whole plant of Acanthopanax Siamese.

[plant morphology] Siamese dogbane

Perennial herbs, 1-2 m high. Stems angulate. Leaves opposite, oblong or obovate, 8-18 cm long, 5-9 cm wide, margin with coarse teeth; petiole very short, only 4-15 mm long, red, white pubescent. Inflorescence bulbs dense, axillary. It bears achenes.

On hillsides, ditches, or shrubs. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round. Fresh or sun dried.

[flavor] light, flat.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, calming and dispelling wind. For abdominal pain, diarrhea, urticaria, pruritus, eczema.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: wash with boiling water.

[selected formula] for urticaria: wild with hemp, wuchuye, pine hair tip, decocting and washing. (the following is a selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine.)