(Jiangxi Herbs)

Synonymous golden eggs, hanging yellow, yellow chicken bones (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine), chicken roots, small lotus buds, chicken belly fruits, and osmanthus fragrans in lotus buds (Yunnan Herbal Medicine).

The source is the root of polygala tenuifolia.

Plant morphology polygala tenuifolia

Deciduous shrubs or small trees, height1~ 5m. The root is woody, the skin is light brown, the meat is fleshy, and the inside is light yellow. Stems erect, cylindrical, less branched. Simple leaves alternate; The leaf blade is lanceolate, obovate-lanceolate or oblong, 7 ~10cm long and 2 ~ 3cm wide, the apex is tapered, the base is wedge-shaped to round, the whole edge is always wrinkled, and about 6 pairs of lateral veins protrude below; Have a handle. Racemes or panicles, pendulous, up to 15 cm; The flowers are yellow and have a blush; Calyx 2-whorled, outer whorl 3, very small, inner whorl 2, petal-shaped; Petals 3, the top of the back of the middle keel flap is finely divided into 8 cockscomb appendages, and 2/3 of the petals on both sides are attached to filaments; Stamens 8, filaments lower 3/4 united to form sheath. The fruit is flat. When mature, it is reddish brown and two petals are cracked. 2 seeds, black. Flowering in summer and autumn.

Born in ditches and miscellaneous forests, distributed in southwest, east China, Shaanxi and Hubei.

Collecting in autumn and winter, cleaning, slicing and drying.

Pharmacological Action The coumarin part of the root has certain antitussive effect on mice (SO2 induced cough method).

Sexual taste ① Jiangxi Herbs: "Sweet, slightly warm."

② Yunnan Chinese Herbs: "Gan Xin, Ping."

Functions: It is mainly used for expelling wind and removing dampness, tonifying deficiency and relieving swelling, regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation, and treating common cold, rheumatic pain, tuberculosis, edema, postpartum weakness, irregular menstruation and traumatic injury.

① Jiangxi Herbs: "Eliminating phlegm, inducing resuscitation, calming nerves and improving intelligence."

② Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine; "Clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling wind and removing dampness, tonifying deficiency and reducing swelling. Treat rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, tuberculosis, edema, postpartum weakness, urinary tract infection, early mastitis, hepatitis, upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. "

③ Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Yunnan: "Regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation, expelling wind and removing dampness, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain. Treat irregular menstruation, lumbago and leg pain, traumatic injury, acute and chronic gastroenteritis, rheumatic heart disease, women's low back pain and uterine prolapse. "

Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 0.5 ~12 (fresh 2 ~ 3).

Prescription ① Treatment of liver abscess: chicken root, Cinnamomum camphora, Sanguis Draxonis, Acorus calamus and Tongguang powder each cost five yuan. Decoct with water, one dose per day, three times. (Selected Works of the Whole Exhibition Internal Medicine)

② Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: fresh yellow-flowered polygala root is two liang, pig lung is four liang. Decoct in water, take soup to feed the lungs, one dose a day.

③ Treatment of yellow swelling: fresh yellow flower and polygala root are two or two. Decoct in water, with brown sugar as the guide.

4 Treatment of insomnia: Radix Polygalae has five yuan to one or two yuan, and Fu Shen has five yuan. Decoct with water, one dose a day.

⑤ Treatment of falls and injuries: fresh yellow flowers, polygala root, two liang, Du Henggen, one dollar. Decoct with water. (② Jiangxi Herbal Medicine is published below)

Remind you: polygala tenuifolia, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.