Pseudopigeonpea

Pseudopigeonpea

(selected prescriptions of Wuzhou herbal medicine and common diseases)

[synonyms] - grass, wild horse locust (Wuzhou herbal medicine and common diseases prescription selection), Qianjin Buteng (Chinese main plants illustrated? Leguminosae).

[source] it is the whole grass or root of pseudocajanus cajan.

[plant morphology] pigeonpea

Shrub, 1-2m high. Branches angular, densely pubescent. Leaflets 3, obovate oblong or oblong, apical leaflets 4-10 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide, lateral leaflets smaller, apex acuminate or acute, base cuneate or round, glabrous above and densely pubescent below. Inflorescence axillary capitate, with many flowers; total pedicel short, about 3-6 mm long, with dense pubescence; calyx campanulate, about 3-5 mm long, one calyx tooth lanceolate below, longer than other calyx teeth, with dense pubescence; corolla white or light yellow; ovary linear, with 3-4 ovules. Pods about 2-2.5 cm long, slightly curved, dorsal ventral suture wavy, 3-6 pod nodes, dense silky pilose. The flowering period is from July to September.

It grows in hillside, shrubbery, forest edge and wasteland. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[functions and indications] ① Wuzhou herbal medicine and frequently occurring diseases prescription selection: "whole herb: dispel wind and dampness, remove malnutrition.". Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, infantile malnutrition. "

② "Guangxi botanical catalogue": "root: clearing heat and cooling blood, strengthening tendons and bones, strengthening spleen and removing dampness. Treatment of paralysis, sore throat, diarrhea, internal injuries, fractures, vomiting, hemoptysis. "

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