Pyrola latifolia

Pyrola latifolia

(Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the whole plant of the Cyperaceae.

[plant morphology] iris fluorescens

Perennial herbs, 25-60 cm high. Rhizome short, with many fibrous roots. The stem is tufted, the stem is slightly strong, cylindrical, a few are angular, smooth, with 3 buckles at the base; the opening of the sheath is obliquely truncated, the top is sharp or round, the edge is dry membranous, and there is no leaf. Bract 1, elongated for Culm, erect, 3-15 cm long; spikelets 3-5, capitate, pseudolateral, ovate or oblong ovate, 8-17 mm long, 3.5-4 mm wide, brown or light brown, with many flowers; scales broadly ovate or ovate, apex abruptly contracted into a short tip, 3.5-4 mm long, with 1 middle rib below, brown or dark brown stripes on both sides; setae 5 Its stamens are 3, anthers are oblong, connectives are prominent, styles and stigmas are 2, rarely 3. Nutlets broadly obovate, or obovate, planobovate, ca. 2 mm long, dark brown at maturity, glossy. The flowering and fruiting period is from August to November.

It grows on roadsides, wastelands, fields and streams. It is distributed in most areas of China.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] sweet, light, cool, non-toxic.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, cooling blood and promoting diuresis, clearing heart fire and stopping hematemesis. It can cure leprosy, pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, fire and toothache.

[selected formula] 1. For the treatment of hemp pox fever: four liang of wild horseshoe grass and two liang of rock sugar. Fried Soup for tea.

② Treatment of tuberculosis and hemoptysis: two pairs of wild horseshoe grass and one or two pieces of rock sugar. Fried soup.

③ Cure fire Sheng toothache: Wild horseshoe grass two liang, block road snake one or two. Decoction and gargle.

④ Treatment of white turbidity: Wild horseshoe grass, plantain grass, sangshu pulp, maple pulp each amount, decoct soup service.

⑤ Red eye: Wild horseshoe grass two Liang. Fried soup.