Euphorbia variegata

Euphorbia variegata

(records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang)

Another name is xuejincao.

[source] it is the whole plant of Euphorbiaceae.

[plant morphology] Euphorbia variegata

Annual creeping small herbs, 15-25 cm high, with white milk. The root is slender; the branch is dense, the branch is soft and thin, with lavender color, and the surface has white pubescence. Leaves small, opposite, 2-row, oblong, 5-8 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, apex with short tip, base oblique, margin sparsely finely toothed above middle, dark green above, dark purple in center, white pubescent below; petiole only 1 mm long or almost sessile; stipules linear, usually 3-lobed, cupular cyme, solitary in branch axils and leaf axils, dark red; total length: 1 mm Bracts campanulate, 4-lobed; with 4 glands, transversely elliptic glands and petal like appendages; involucre contains several male flowers formed by one stamen, with one female flower in the middle, bracteoles, style 3, ovary with stalk, hanging outside involucre. Capsule trigonous ovoid, ca. 2 mm in diameter, surface covered with white pubescence, apical style remaining. Seeds ovate, angular, smooth. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruit period is from August to September.

Born in mountains, roadsides and gardens. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places.

[collection] harvest from June to September and dry in the sun.

[nature and taste] records of medicinal plants in Tianmu, Zhejiang Province: "Xin, Ping. "

Functions and indications: hemostasis, clearing away dampness and heat, and promoting lactation. It is used to treat jaundice, diarrhea, malnutrition, dysentery, hematuria, HAEMORRHEA, traumatic bleeding, lack of milk, carbuncle swelling and sore poison.

① "Zhejiang Tianmu yam Zhi": "dispersing blood to stop bleeding, promoting urination, promoting milk. It is used to treat carbuncle, swelling and sores, bleeding, dysentery and collapse. "

② "Shanghai commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "hemostasis, diuresis, stomach, blood circulation, detoxification. It is used to treat jaundice, dysentery, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, hematochezia, hematuria, uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids bleeding, infantile malnutrition, tumefaction and pain, women's milk barrier, snake bite, head sores, skin sores, wound bleeding. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.3-1 Liang (large dose, 2 liang); or boiled with chicken liver. External use: tamping.

[selected formula] ① for the treatment of limb sores and swelling: dry spot Dijin 22. Red Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae) four to five money, soil Poria cocos one or two. Water fried, red rice wine, brown sugar, sooner or later before meals each time.

② Treatment of infantile malnutrition: one or two dry spot Dijin, carp Xianzi (Verbenaceae) root, baimagu (Rubiaceae), ziqingteng (rhamniaceae Guling gouer tea), Buddleja (brucineceae) root each four to five money, more than ten black beans half cooked. Decoct in water, take with sugar, or boiled with bandijin and chicken liver.

③ Cure dysentery: dry spot ground brocade two to three Liang. Fry in water, take with sugar.

④ Treatment of milk is not much: dry spot Dijin about two liang, fried red rice wine service.

⑤ Treatment wart vegetation: fresh spot brocade, mash juice external application. (selected the prescription and published the records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang Province)