the name of traditional Chinese medicine is beiliujinu
, and it's also known as Artemisiae Scopariae, Hairy Grass, Guima Oil and Herba Artemisiae Scopariae.
the English name herbasiphonostegia
comes from the dried whole grass of SiphonostegiachinensisBenth. of Scrophulariaceae.
Plant morphology is an annual herb with a height of 3 ~ 7cm. The whole plant is densely covered with rust-colored short hairs. Roots are branched. The stem is single, erect, with many branches on the upper part, slightly angular and reddish on the upper part. Leaves opposite; Sessile or with a short stalk; Leaf blade bipinnately divided, strip-shaped or strip-shaped, about 8 mm long and 1 ~ 2 mm wide. Flowers are opposite to each other on the upper part of stems and branches, forming a sparse raceme; Pedicel is very short, with 1 pair of bracteoles, linear; Calyx tube is 1 ~ 1.5 cm long, with 1 distinct main veins, calyx teeth 5, which is 1/4 ~ 1/3 of the tube length; Corolla upper lip is reddish purple, lower lip is yellow, 2 ~ 2.5 cm long, tube is straight, upper lip is sickle-shaped, forehead is slightly round, back is densely covered with long cilia, lower lip apex is 3-cleft, pleats are gathered into petals, and the outside is pubescent; Stamens 4, diqiang, filaments hairy at the base, and the lower part is connate with corolla tube; The style is long and the apex is slightly thick and curved. Capsule is broadly ovoid, with slightly oblique apex and enclosed in persistent calyx. The seeds are black. The flowering period is from July to August, and the fruiting period is from August to October.
Distribution: It is born on slopes and grasslands. All over the country.
harvesting, processing, harvesting in autumn, removing impurities and drying in the sun.
medicinal properties: the root of this product is short and curved, slightly branched. The stem is cylindrical, with grayish brown or brownish yellow surface, 3 ~ 8 cm long, densely covered with rust-colored short hair and angular; Brittle, easy to break, yellow-white cross section, fibrous edge, white loose pulp in the center. The leaves are opposite, and the upper leaves are mostly alternate, most of which have been broken off, and the intact ones are pinnately parted and dark green. The raceme is terminal, with short peduncle, tubular calyx, about 1.5 cm long, 1 raised longitudinal edges on the surface, and 5 cracks at the top. Brown-yellow lip corolla remains. The capsule is oval, brown-black, with many longitudinal stripes, brittle and easy to break. The seeds are small and numerous, and the surface is shriveled. Slight breath, light taste.
the sexual taste is cold and bitter. Return to spleen meridian, stomach meridian, liver meridian and gallbladder meridian.
efficacy and function: promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging menstruation, relieving pain, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It belongs to the category of blood-activating and menstruation-regulating drugs.
clinical application: decoction, 9-15g, fresh product, 3-6g; Or grind it. External use: appropriate amount, grinding and applying. Used for traumatic injury, traumatic bleeding, blood stasis amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, postpartum stasis pain, bloody dysentery, bloody stranguria, damp-heat jaundice, edema and abdominal distension, and excessive leucorrhea.
Pharmacological research has the effects of protecting liver, benefiting gallbladder, lowering serum cholesterol and resisting bacteria.
chemical constituents this product contains 1- p-coumaroyl aucubin, 8- isologanin and acridine. The whole plant also contains volatile oil.
contraindications: Use it with caution for the weak and avoid taking it for pregnant women.
Related prescriptions
① Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis: 3 grams of North Liu Jinu. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
② Treatment of enteritis and dysentery: 3g of Herba Artemisiae Sinensis and 15g of Potentilla. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
③ Treatment of stranguria: 15g of Herba Artemisiae Sinensis and 12g of Poria cocos. Decoct in water. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)
④ Treatment of heat-closure and adverse urination: 3 ~ 45g of Herba Artemisiae Sinensis. Decoct in water, and mix with winter honey. Take it once or twice a day. (Fujian Folk Herbs)
⑤ Treatment of leucorrhea: 3 grams of North Liu Jinu. Decoct in water, brew with yellow rice wine, and serve with brown sugar. (
⑥ Common Folk Herbs in Zhejiang) For cold and cough: 9 ~ 15g of Herba Artemisiae Sinensis. Decoct with water. (
) ⑦ Treatment of tinea pedis: fresh and proper amount of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae. Wash the affected area with water. (Fujian Drug State)
Liu Yinu
Liu Yinu is warm in nature, bitter in taste, and mainly enters the heart, spleen and liver. It has the effects of breaking blood and dredging channels, reducing swelling and healing sores, and resolving food stagnation. Chinese medicine often uses Liu Yinu to treat toothache, gum swelling and pain, acute icteric hepatitis, tonsillitis, chronic tracheitis, stomatitis, pharyngolaryngitis, nephritis and malaria; Topical treatment of conjunctivitis, otitis media, sores, eczema, traumatic bleeding, postpartum blood stasis and so on.
In addition, modern pharmaceutical research shows that Herba Artemisiae Anomalae contains total alkaloids and total flavonoids, which can effectively prevent and treat gossypol liver damage and treat hepatitis. In addition, it also has antibacterial effect, and has obvious inhibitory effect on Shigella, Escherichia coli and Proteus.