Scutellaria barbata

Scutellaria barbata

(Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

[synonyms] pine leaf Peony (botanical Dictionary), golden Rhododendron (Chinese botanical Atlas), Sedum lineatum, Sabina vulgaris, wanniancao (Nanning medical records).

[source] it is the whole plant of portulaceae.

[plant morphology] Portulaca oleracea

Annual succulent herbs. Stem creeping or obliquely ascending, red or green, much branched, about 10-15 cm high. Leaves scattered or slightly aggregated, linear, nearly terete, ca. 2 cm long, apex obtuse, base with long white hairs. The flowers are single, terminal, 4 cm in diameter, open in the morning and close in the afternoon; the calyx is 2 pieces; the petals are single in 5 pieces, and the petals are mostly double, yellow, red, white or purple, very beautiful, with slightly concave apex; the stamens are many; the ovary is 1-locular, the style is linear, with 5-9 branches at the upper end. Capsule annulate. The seeds are small and brown black. The flowering period is from June to July.

It is cultivated all over the country.

[collection] from June to September.

[chemical constituents] the whole plant contains purslane aldehyde, which is a substance regulating plant growth. The stem and flower contain beet anthocyanins, mainly beet glycosides, and the aglycone is beet element.

[nature and taste] "bitter, cold. "

[function indications] clearing heat and detoxifying. Treatment of sore throat, burns, injuries, wet sores.

"Clearing away heat and detoxification" is one of the most important contents in Nanning medical records. It is used to treat the bleeding caused by falling, stabbing, soup fire and sore throat. "

[usage and dosage] external use: gargle with mashed juice or apply with mashed juice.

[selection] 1. Treatment of sore throat: mash the Sedum chrysanthum, wring a cup of juice, gargling with borax powder. (drug records of Nanning City)

② Treatment of infantile eczema: fresh half lotus root mashed juice, coated on the affected area. (Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of skin ulcers caused by dampness and heat: apply the rotten part of fresh Banzhilian pestle. (Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)