Citrus leaf

Citrus leaf

(collection of herbs in Lingnan)

[synonym] silk leaf (Lingnan medicine collection record), Phyllanthus emblica leaf (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou Army).

[source] it is the leaf of Euphorbiaceae plant citrus oleracea, and the plant morphology is detailed in "an MO le".

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[chemical constituents] it contains polyglycinic acid, hesperidol, β - sitosterol, paragallic acid, gallic acid, 3,6-digallocarylglucose, tanning agent yunshijing, cheleric acid, cheleric acid, glucose and gallin.

[nature and taste] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "sweet and sour, cold in nature. "

[function indications] it is used to treat skin eczema, rash and hemorrhoids.

① Lingnan caiyao Lu: "suffering from malnutrition and treating poison. Wash in boiling water. "

② "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "sterilization and decaying. Treatment of mouth rot, Hydrangea and chancre, rash, leakage, hemorrhoids. "

③ "Nanning medical records": "Application of centipede bite. "

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping or boiling. Oral: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.

[selected formula] ① for eczema and dermatitis: wash the decoction of Phyllanthus emblica leaves outside. (manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army).

② Treatment of edema, skin eczema, snakebite: Oil Sweet cotyledon five money to one or two. Take it in water. (Guangzhou Air Force Manual of common Chinese herbal medicine)