Pale ear, also known as: pale ear; aliases: _ear, sticky-headed woman, lice horse head, pale ear, old pale seed, wild eggplant and so on.

The celandine is a wild plant. Its entire branches, leaves and seeds are toxic. Although Cang Er Zi has some toxicity, but in ordinary life has very much practical value.

The seeds can be used to squeeze into the oil, and can also be made into sacks and other things. Not only that, the auricularia on the treatment of dizziness, body itching is also a certain effect. Because of the toxicity of Cangdongzi, so usually can play the role of sterilization, disinfection, prevention of germs, but also because of its own toxicity, so do not be able to eat too much.

The appearance of the shape and size and corn kernels about the same, covered with thorns, will hang onto anything.

Expanded Information

Auricularia auricula is an annual herb, its fruit auriculae are fusiform or ovoid, 1-37.5px long, 0.4-17.5px in diameter. the surface is yellowish-brown or yellowish-green, with glochidia on all sides, and 2 coarser thorns on the top, separated or connected, and a fruiting peduncle scar at the base. Hard and tough, with a longitudinal septum in the center of the transverse section, 2-celled, each with 1 achene.

The achenes are slightly fusiform, flat on one side, with 1 raised stylopodium at the tip, and the pericarp is thin, gray-black, and longitudinally striped. It often grows in plains, hills, low mountains, wilderness roadsides and fieldsides.

Related Discussions

1) "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" recorded: "Cang Er Zi, the main treatment of wind and head cold pain, rheumatism and paralysis around the limbs, limb constriction Luan pain, evil flesh and dead muscle, knee pain, long service benefit qi."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded: "Cang Er Zi, fried incense invasion of wine service, wind tonic."

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