Golden back loquat leaf

Golden back loquat leaf

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Rhododendron guangbeiense and Eriobotrya japonica (medicinal plant materials for prevention and treatment of senile chronic tracheitis).

[source] it is the leaf of Rhododendron Longshu.

[plant morphology] Rhododendron Longshu

Evergreen shrubs, up to 3 m high. Young branches yellow, glabrous. Leaf cluster, branch top, leathery, broadly ovate or obovate, 5-10 cm long, apex pointed or pointed, base round or subcordate, smooth above, veins concave below, densely covered with yellowish brown villi, then gradually falling; petiole yellowish, glabrous, 1-2 cm long. Corymbose raceme terminal, with more than 10 flowers; flowers white to pink; calyx short, glabrous, with semicircular teeth; corolla bell shaped, lobes 5, round and notched; stamens 10; ovary with powdery hair. Capsule cylindrical, ca. 1. 2 cm long, with 8 grooves, glabrous, style persistent. The flowering period is from May to June.

Most of them grow on the shady slopes of high mountains. It is distributed in Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, etc.

The flower (Golden back loquat flower) and fruit (Golden back loquat handle) of this plant are all used for medicine.

[collection] it can be collected all year round. Brush off the back of the leaves and cut them raw or honey fried.

[nature and taste] 1. Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "hard work, flat.". "

② Materials for the prevention and treatment of chronic tracheitis. "

[function indications] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing lung and purging fire, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Treat cough, phlegm and asthma. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 minutes; or drink instead of tea.

[taboo] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "golden back loquat leaves are contrary to taro seven. The fluff on the back of the leaves is poisonous. Take it orally and brush it off. "

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of phlegm and asthma: two coins for golden back loquat leaf, seven three coins for Zhuifeng, seven two coins for bamboo root, seven two coins for Panlong, two coins for Shenjincao and one coin for Mutong. Take it in water. (information on medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of senile chronic tracheitis)

② Treatment of senile chronic tracheitis: Rhododendron Leaf three money, dandelion, Astragalus each two money. Make 100 ml water decoction, three times a day. Ten days is a course of treatment. (information on medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of senile chronic tracheitis)