One sweep

One sweep

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[alias] yuguxinggerbu (Tibetan name).

The source of Compositae is the whole plant.

[plant morphology] one sweep

Herbs perennial, up to 80 cm tall. Stem erect, upper part branched, whole plant covered with white pubescence. Leaves alternate, oblong to broadly lanceolate, 4-12 cm long, 1-3.5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin regularly triangular serrate; petiole. The inflorescence consists of panicles, terminal, involucral bracts in a row; the flowers are yellow, ligulate, degenerate, tubular, bisexual. Achenes with long crested hairs.

It is distributed in Tibet and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to September.

Bitter, cold.

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and removing dampness, clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving itching, treating acute conjunctivitis, sores, dermatitis, traumatic injury.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.