Rice dumpling leaves

Rice dumpling leaves

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

Spider eggs.

[source] it is the rhizome of Liliaceae plant zongba leaf.

[plant morphology] zongba leaf

Perennial herbs. The rhizome is stout, with many fibrous roots. Leaf blade oblong, apex acuminate, base cuneate, entire or undulate, with parallel veins and patches. Flowers brown or reddish, solitary, stem short; perianth campanulate; stamens 6; ovary superior, with broad shield shaped stigma. Berries globose. The flowering period is from August to September.

Born in deep mountains and forests, valleys, streams wet place. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

Bitter, pungent and warm.

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, connecting bone, relieving pain, clearing heat and detoxifying. For dysentery, malaria, rheumatic arthralgia, kidney deficiency, lumbago, sprain, fracture, snake bite.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.

[should not] pregnant women should use it with caution.