Aconitum giganteum

Aconitum giganteum

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[synonyms] Panax japonicus, chicken claw king, and Vespa (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List).

[source] it is the rhizome of Polygonum viviparum.

[plant morphology] Polygonum Chrysophyllum

Perennial perennial herbs, up to 1 m high. Rhizome stout, curved, skin black brown, hard, many fibrous roots, flesh pink. The stem is hollow with nodes. Petioles long and narrow, basal leaves usually red. Inflorescence terminal, dense lilac florets; perianth 4-6-lobed; stamens 2-8; ovary triangular or protruding on both sides. achene.

Born in high mountains and wet valleys. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] in autumn, they were collected, cleaned and dried.

[nature and taste] new selection of Guangxi practical Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent, slightly bitter, flat, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat, detoxifying, astringent and promoting muscle. Treatment of dysentery, diarrhea, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, soup fire injury.

① "New selection of practical Chinese herbal medicine in Guangxi": detoxification, astringency and muscle growth. Treatment of snake bite, soup fire injury, dysentery, diarrhea. "

② "Guangxi medicine plant directory": "clearing away heat, astringency, removing accumulation, postpartum blood. Treatment of gastrointestinal damp heat, dysentery, chylous, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, fire injury. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-4 yuan; or grinding powder. External use: tamping.

[selected formula] for chronic diarrhea: grind the powder of Shelian and take the decoction of wild buckwheat. (new selection of practical Chinese herbal medicine in Guangxi)