Epiphyllum from cactus.

Plant morphology epiphyllum

Erect shrub, more than 65438 0 meters long. The main branches are cylindrical, flat, green, leaflike, with wavy edges, thick ribs and no leaves. The flower is big, the tube is about 30 cm long and about 10 cm wide. They are open at night, and the opening time is very short, only a few hours. Perianth tube is long and weak, with a length of 13 ~ 15 cm and a width of about 1 cm. When the flowers bloom, the pipes droop and then bend upward in the middle. Perianth is white, yellow when dry, scaly at the lower part, ovoid, about 3 mm long, sepal-shaped at the middle, linear to linear-lanceolate, about 5 cm long, petal-shaped at the upper part, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, about 6 cm long and 3 cm wide; Stamens slender, mostly in bundles; Style white, protruding from stamens, stigma linear 16 ~ 18 split. The fruit is oblong, red and juicy. More seeds, black. Flowers bloom in summer and autumn.

It was planted in the garden.

Sexual taste "Lu Chuan Ben Cao":' flat, light.'

Indications: clearing lung-heat, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It is most suitable for tuberculosis to treat heartburn, stomachache and hematemesis. "

Oral administration and dosage: decocted, 3 ~ 6 yuan.