Camptotheca grandiflora (Figure 6) Originally named "Wei Zi", Camptotheca grandiflora was first seen in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica and was listed as a national medicine. The name "Lingxiaohua" first appeared in Tang Materia Medica. Under the title of "Wei Zi", the book said: "This is Lingxiaohua, which is also used as a stem and leaf." "Illustration of Materia Medica" also contains: "Wei Zi, Lingxiaohua also. ..... According to Damu, the age has been extended to the top ... "Li Shizhen called it" Lingxiao ",which was described in detail in Compendium of Materia Medica:" Lingxiaoye, the rattan is only a few feet long, so it is several feet high, that is, the rattan is as big as a cup for a long time, and branches are born in early spring, and each branch has several leaves, sharp teeth and deep blue. From summer solstice to autumn, there are more than ten flowers as big as morning glory, and the first one has five petals, which are yellow and thin, and the autumn is deeper and redder. In August, the pod is like a pod, three inches long, and its sons are light and thin, such as elm kernels and aristolochic kernels. Its root length is also like the root of Aristolochia. " [Edit this paragraph] Medicinal value (Figure 7) Camptotheca acuminata is not only ornamental, but also a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, which has the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, cooling blood and expelling wind. It is bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, cooling blood and expelling wind. Indications: Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, postpartum breast swelling, skin itching, acne and other diseases. Literature income 1: Sexual taste and meridian tropism: sweet, sour and cold. Liver pericardium meridian Indications: promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood and expelling wind. Used for amenorrhea, postpartum breast swelling, rubella redness, skin itching and acne. Pay attention to pregnant women with caution. Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moisture. The English name FLOS CAMPSIS is alias Osmunda japonica, Golden Dragon with Five Claws, Rhododendron, Golden Admiralty, Tree Dragon, Tree Scolopendra, White Dog Intestine, Wallflower, Abortive Flower, Safflower and Rattan Flower Identification (1) Camptotheca acuminata (Figure 8). This product is yellow-brown powder. Pollen grains are round, with a diameter of 24 ~ 3 1 micron, 3 holes and 3 grooves, and the surface is finely engraved. The glandular hairs are yellowish or yellowish brown, and the head is oblate, quasi-round or oblong. The lateral cells are 1 ~ 2 layers, and the stalk 1 ~ 3 cells are arranged in a grid. Corolla epidermal cells are polygonal with threaded ducts. (2) Take about 0.5g of this product powder, add 65438 05ml petroleum ether (60 ~ 90℃), perform ultrasonic treatment for 65438 05min, filter, discard the filtrate, add 65438 05ml methanol to the residue, perform ultrasonic treatment for 65438 05min, filter, evaporate the filtrate, and add 65438 to the residue. In addition, 0.5g of camptothecin and camphor was taken as the control medicinal material, and the control medicinal material solution was prepared by the same method. According to the thin-layer chromatography test (Appendix ⅵ b), absorb 65438 0 μ l of the above two solutions, respectively spot them on the same silica gel G thin-layer plate with sodium carboxymethylcellulose as adhesive, develop with chloroform-methanol (9: 1) as developing agent, take them out, dry them, and smoke them in iodine vapor until the spots are clear. In the chromatogram of the test sample, the spots with the same color appear at the positions corresponding to the chromatogram of the control medicinal materials. Literary income 2: taste and orientation: sweet, sour and cold. Liver pericardium meridian Root: bitter, cold. Functions: cooling blood, removing blood stasis and expelling wind. Used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, postpartum breast distension, rubella redness, skin itching and acne. Camptotheca acuminata (fig. 9) Roots: promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detoxifying and reducing swelling. It can be used for rheumatic joint pain, traumatic injury, fracture, dislocation and acute gastroenteritis. Usage and dosage: 5 ~ 9g, root 0.3 ~ 1 2, appropriate amount of fresh root for external use, mashed and applied to the affected area. Pay attention to pregnant women with caution. Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moisture. Extracted from China Pharmacopoeia, a famous Latin medicinal material, Camptotheca grandiflora (Thunb. ) Loisel. Efficacy classification: the medicinal materials for promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation were originally the flowers of Osmunda japonica of Osmundaceae. Please click here /view/20546.htm for more details.