Pinus tabuliformis

Pinus tabuliformis

(medicinal plants in desert areas of China)

[synonym] tangsongcao and tangsongcao.

[source] it is the whole plant of tangsongcao, a Ranunculaceae plant.

[plant morphology] Thalictrum spreading

Perennial herbs, 60-100 cm high. The leaf is 8-18 cm long, lobules ovate or obovate, 0.8-2 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm wide, usually 3-lobed, lobes entire or 2-3-toothed; petiole base with short sheath; stipules membranous, lacerated. Panicle slightly corymbose, 2-forked branches, spreading branches; flowers small, sepals 4, yellowish green, narrowly ovate; without petals; stamens numerous; carpels 1-5, stigmas triangular, winged. Achene nearly fusiform, straight or slightly curved, 4-6 mm long, 8 longitudinal ribs.

In grassland, field edge, sand and sand dune. Distribution of northeast and Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places.

[collection] harvested in summer, fresh or dried.

Bitter and smooth.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, strengthening stomach, making acid and sweating.

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

[prescription selection] ① for headache and dizziness in summer: appropriate amount of tangsongcao, boiled water.

② Rule spit sour water, heartburn: Exhibition Branch of Thalictrum appropriate, raw.