Polygala tenuifolia

Polygala tenuifolia

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[synonym] chongdouchai.

[source] it is the whole grass of leguminous plant Polygala tenuifolia.

[plant morphology] Polygala tenuifolia

Perennial herbs, 30-60 cm high. Stem simple or few branched, branchlets densely covered with flat T-shaped hairs. Leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong, 4-6 cm long, 10-18 mm wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate, entire, both sides white hispid; stipitate. Raceme axillary, about 1 cm long; flowers dense. The pod is tubular, 6-14 mm long, angular, yellowish green, densely covered with short hairs, with several seeds inside.

It grows in the grass on the hillside. It is distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] it is mild in nature, pungent and slightly sweet in taste.

Function indications: promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

[selected formula] treatment of labor injury: chongdouchai one or two. Wine making clothes.