source

Source of medicinal materials: whole grass of Abelmoschus esculentus of Theaceae.

Latin plant and animal mineral name: Toarey Yang. Ex factory price. Pointed leaves (hands. Maz. ) Buschi.

Harvest and storage: harvest in summer and autumn, wash the soil and dry it in the sun.

The original sharp-leaved shrub or small tree is 3-4 meters high; The terminal buds and shoots are densely gray-yellow velvety. Leaves alternate; Petiole 5-7 mm long, densely yellow-brown hairy; Leaf blade oblong-ovate, 7- 10cm long and 2-3cm wide, with tail-shaped tapering at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, glabrous on the surface, tawny villous on the back, and lateral veins112 pairs. Flowers are white, axillary, pedicel curved, villous, 1- 1.8 cm long, sepals broadly ovoid, 5 pieces, hairy on the back, obtuse at the top, with eyelashes at the edge; The middle part of the back of petals is covered with creeping silk hairs; Ovary spherical, sparsely pilose, style undivided, glabrous, ca. 9 mm. Berries are about 1cm in diameter, and the seeds are reddish brown and shiny.

Habitat distribution

Ecological environment: hillside, forest or shrub beside ditch.

Distribution of resources: Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places.

Spicy in nature; tepefaction

Indications: expelling wind and relieving exterior syndrome; Activating qi and relieving pain. Indications for cold and cold; Headache; Stomach ache.

Usage and dosage: decoction, 6- 15g.

Excerpts from Chinese Materia Medica