Shang Lu? Roxb), a stout perennial herb of Phytolacca and Phytolacca. Widely distributed in red soil hilly areas south of the Yangtze River, the main varieties distributed in China are Phytolacca acinosa (wild radish) and Phytolacca acinosa (Phytolacca americana, Phytolacca americana and Phytolacca acinosa). According to its morphology, it is divided into amaranth, radish, Phytolacca acinosa, rouge and so on. Because its shape is very similar to that of Solanum nigrum (commonly known as Solanum nigrum or Tarim) of Portulaceae, it was planted in Tarim by mistake. The roots are thick, fleshy and conical. Leaves ovoid, entire. Flowers in summer and autumn, white flowers, racemes. Eight hearts, separated by life. Berries are oblate and purple-black. The fruit sequence is erect.

Dry roots of medicinal Phytolacca acinosa. Excavate from autumn to next spring, remove fibrous roots and sediment, cut into pieces or pieces, and dry in the sun or in the shade.

The root is used as medicine, especially for white hypertrophy, and the red root is highly toxic, which is only for external use. Dredge two stools, discharge stagnant water, disperse stagnation, treat edema, fullness, beriberi and laryngitis, and treat carbuncle, swelling and sore externally. It can also be used as veterinary drugs and pesticides. Fruit contains tannin, which can be used to extract tannin extract. Young stems and leaves can be eaten as vegetables.

Phytolacca acinosa is mainly produced in Henan, Hubei, Shandong, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

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Shang Lu

Latin scientific name

Phytolacca americana

Another name

Willow, radish, edema, lotus, golden seven niang, pig mother's ear, white hen.