Medicago sativa L

Medicago sativa L

(Inner Mongolia Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Medicago falcata, legume seedlings (Inner Mongolia Chinese herbal medicine), and peanuts (Leguminosae), the main plants in China.

[source] it is the whole grass of alfalfa.

[plant morphology] Medicago sativa L

Perennial herbs, 30-70 cm high. Stem erect or prostrate, slightly hairy, much branched. Leaflets oblong obovate or oblanceolate, 1-2 cm long and 2-4 mm wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate, margin dentate; stipules large, pointed and long. Raceme, axillary, with 10-20 flowers; pedicel longer than petiole; corolla butterfly shaped, yellow, 2 times longer than calyx. Pods flat, rectangular, curved into a half moon, smooth, 1.5-2 cm long, brown at maturity. 5-10 seeds. The flowering period is in the middle of August.

Born in grassland or hilly lowlands and gully. Distributed in Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Hebei and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the sun.

[chemical constituents] it contains neutral and acid saponins. The main flower contains lutein ester.

[flavor] sweet, slightly bitter, flat.

[function indications] it can relieve middle and lower Qi, strengthen spleen, tonify deficiency and diuresis. Treatment of chest and abdomen fullness, dyspepsia, edema.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Jiantang, 3-5 yuan; Yanmo, 1-1.5 yuan.

[selection] treatment of dyspepsia and abdominal distention: Medicago sativa is one dollar. Take it at the end of the study, twice a day. (the following is the Inner Mongolia Chinese herbal medicine)