Anemone purpurea

Anemone purpurea

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonym] zibeiluhancao (Yunnan materia medica), zibeilujiacao (Kunming folk commonly used herbal medicine), fanbeihong, herbal fanbeihong, tianqingdihong, laozhuhuatou, fanbeilvwan (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Senecio purpurea.

[plant morphology] Senecio purpurea

Perennial erect herbs, 50-70 cm high. Fibrous roots are numerous. The root leaves are tufted, long spoon shaped, 7-12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The apex is obtuse, the base is cuneate, the edge has thick teeth, the top is dark green, the bottom is green or purplish red, the young is hairy, the old is off and nearly hairless; the veins are obvious. Inflorescence arranged in head or cyme, terminal; involucre 1 row; flowers yellow, ligulate, stipitate, oblongate, apex 3-toothed; tubular flowers narrow, funnel-shaped, 5-toothed. Achene, sericeous. It blooms in summer.

It grows on hillside, grass and damp place. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

The root of this plant (the root of Anemone purpurea) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in autumn and winter.

[chemical constituents] it contains alkaloids.

[nature and taste] common folk herbs in Kunming: "pungent, slightly sour, wet, flat. "

[function indications] common folk herbs in Kunming: "removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. Treatment of irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, rheumatism, internal and external injuries. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or soak in wine.