Ilex latifolia, an annual or biennial herb in Compositae, is 80- 120cm high. The whole plant has white milk. There are several main roots which are conical. The stem is solitary, erect, and the upper part is much branched. Leaves alternate; Usually sessile; Leaf blade is lanceolate or oblong, 6- 14cm long and 3-5cm wide, pinnately divided, with large lobes at the top, slightly downward lobes at both sides, sharp or obtuse at the top, auricular stalk at the base, toothed edge at the top, light green at the bottom and long hair on the main vein. The flower heads are terminal and arranged in panicles; Involucre cylindrical, bracts imbricate; Flowers pale yellow, all ligulate; Stamens 5, inserted on corolla tube; The ovary is inferior, the style is slender and the stigma is 2-lobed. Achene is oval, flat and black, with a beak at the top and white and soft crown hair. Flowering period may-September.

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Dry roots or whole grass.

Sexual taste

Bitter taste and cold nature.

Meridian tropism

Heart tropism and liver meridian.

efficacy

Clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

therapy

Furuncle, carbuncle swelling, sore throat, scabies, hemorrhoids, snake bite, rheumatic joint pain, traumatic injury.

Correlation compatibility

1, cure furuncle: (Kuding) fresh root quantity. Wash and mash, add a little calomel, grind evenly, apply it to the affected area, and change the dressing twice a day. (Food Traditional Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions)

2, treatment of tinea and scabies: (Kuding) fresh grass mashed, mixed with lard, wrapped in gauze, wipe the affected area, 2-3 times a day. (Food Traditional Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions)

3. Treatment of chronic appendicitis and periappendiceal abscess: 60 grams of kudingcha, 3 grams of safflower, 9 grams of peach kernel and 30 grams of Sargentodoxa. Decoct rice wine and water twice a day. (Food Traditional Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions)

dosage

Oral administration: decoction,15-30g; Or soak in wine. External use: appropriate amount, tamping; Or fried and washed.