? ? Shrubs, sparsely small trees. Analgesic; anti-inflammatory; lowering blood pressure; anticoagulant; expectorant; asthma; cancer inhibition; inhibition of intestinal smooth muscle; prolong the survival time of normobaric hypoxia mice. Pharmacological experiments have shown that the cranberry xanthin has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and so on.

? Shrubs, rarely small trees. Branchlets quadrangular. Leaves are 3-foliolate compound, sometimes simple, obovate or oblanceolate, apex acute or obtuse, base cuneate, entire, green above, densely covered with pinkish-white short hairs below, petiole extremely short. Panicles terminal, calyx campanulate, enlarged after fruiting, usually torn on one side; corolla blue-purple, apex 5-lobed into two petals, the upper lip 2-lobed, the lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe the largest; stamens 4, protruding out of the corolla; ovary globose, with crowded glandular dots, the style protruding out, the stigma 2-lobed. Drupe globose or obovate. Flowering from July to September, fruiting from September to November.

? It is somewhat cold in nature and tastes bitter and spicy. Returns to the bladder, liver and stomach meridians. Efficacy and Functions Exhausts wind and dissipates heat, and clears heat. It belongs to the medicine of dispersing the surface. Clinical Application Dosage: 5-9g, decoction. It can be used for treating wind-heat, cold, headache, gum swelling and pain, red, swollen and tearing eyes, unclear eyes, dizziness and lightheadedness. [Pharmacological studies] Anti-microbial, chemical constituents include volatile oil, fatty oils, oysterin, bauhinia, oysterin, lignans, beta-sitosterol, p-anisic acid, palmitoleic acid, trace alkaloids, and vitamin A. [Branchlets tetragonal prism]. Leaves are 3-foliolate compound, sometimes simple, obovate or oblanceolate, apex acute or obtuse, base cuneate, entire, green above, densely pinkish-white pubescent below, petiole extremely short. Panicles terminal, calyx campanulate, enlarged after fruiting, usually torn on one side; corolla blue-purple, apex 5-lobed into two petals, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed, with the largest median lobe; stamens 4, protruding from corolla; ovary globose, densely glandular punctate, style prominent, stigma 2-lobed. Drupe globose or obovate. Flowering from July to September, fruiting from September to November.

Should be taken with caution if the stomach is weak. Treatment of colds and headaches: cranberry, perilla leaves, mint, Angelica dahurica, chrysanthemum? Nervous headache: 9 grams of Bauhinia, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, mint, dahurica, thorn seed.