Yinlaomei

Yinlaomei

(manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment)

[source] it is the stem, leaf and flower of Rosaceae.

[plant morphology] yinlaomei

Small shrub, about 1 m high. Stems branched into clumps, old branches yellow, epidermis usually exfoliated; young branches dark brown, hairy. The leaves are pinnate compound, 5 leaflets, obovate or elliptic, with short tip, round base, entire, without petiole; the total petiole is 0.5-1 cm long; stipules are membranous, apex filiform branched, yellowish brown. The flowers are in panicles at the end of branches; calyx 5-piece, ovate, apex pointed; epicalyx 5-piece, lanceolate; petals 5-piece, white, obovate; stamens many. Achenes nutlike.

It is found in rocky places of high mountains or dry grass dams. Distributed in Northeast, North China and Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

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

Sweet and warm.

[channel tropism] entering spleen, kidney and bladder channels.

Functions and indications: regulating qi and dispersing cold, relieving pain and strengthening teeth, diuresis and water dissipation, intestinal antisepsis.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan. External use: wipe the affected area.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of wind heat, toothache and loose teeth: the stems and leaves of yinlaomei, mixed with gypsum, Angelica dahurica and Chinese Dryopteris, decocted in water.

② Fixed teeth: yinlaomeihua brush teeth.