Zhixue pill

Zhixue pill

(Guizhou folk medicine)

[source] it is the whole herb of Zhixue Dan, a Compositae plant.

[plant morphology] Zhixue Dan

Perennial herbs. Stem slender, about 30 cm high. Leaves alternate, oblanceolate, 5-6 cm long, 1-1.2 cm wide, apex short, base narrow, entire, green above, purple below; sessile. The flower is tubular, yellow, with several small bracts near the base. Achenes with ridges and white corolla.

Born in the wild grass slope.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

Cold in nature and bitter in taste.

[function indications] dispersing poison and promoting blood circulation.

[selected formula] for snake bite: apply proper amount of Zhixue Dan to the wound.