Otherwise known as Rumex Rumex, Rumex Rumex, Rumex Rumex Root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Radix Raphani, Caulis et Folium Brassicae Raphani, Millennia Bubali, Tinea Herbs, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, and Fructus Clematidis.
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Medicinal material source: the root or whole grass of Rumex spinosa of Polygonaceae.
Latin plant and animal mineral name: Radix et Herba Rumicis Maritimi
Harvesting and storage: it can be harvested all year round, fresh or dried.
Original form annual herb, height 15- 120cm. The stems are erect, stout, branched, with obvious furrows, hairless and hollow. Leaf blade is lanceolate or long and narrow, 8- 14cm long and 1-2.6cm wide, with tapering ends, whole margin and stipe. Flower clusters are axillary, spaced or densely clustered on conical spikes, which have leaves and are born at the upper ends of each branch; Flowers are bisexual and green; There are joints at the base of japonica flower; Perianth segments are long oval, with obvious fine reticulation, and each segment has a long oval tumor-like protrusion behind it, with a narrow edge. Most of them have a long needle in the center of each side, and the apex is straight or curved, and some have no needle, and their edges are narrower. Achenes are ovoid, triangular, brown and shiny. Wrapped in persistent perianth. Flowering and fruiting period may-July.
Habitat distribution
Eco-environment: Born in Shan Ye or in wet places along the road.
Distribution of resources: distributed in the northeast, southeast coast and Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.
Trait Identification Roots are thick, single or several clustered, occasionally branched, with brown surface and yellow section; It tastes bitter. The stems are stout. The basal leaves are large, with long stalks, lanceolate to oblong, with a length of more than 20cm and a width of 1.5-4cm, and the base is mostly wedge-shaped; The stem petiole is short, the leaf blade is small, the apex is acute, the base is round, truncated or wedge-shaped, the edge is wavy and wrinkled, and the stipules are tubular and membranous. Panicle, small yellow or light green flowers. Slight breath, bitter and astringent taste.
The chemical constituents of the whole plant of Rumex spinosa contain chrysophanol, 7- hydroxy-2,3-dimethylchromone, kaempferol and quercetin.
Pharmacological Action The ethanol extract of the whole herb has the effect of inhibiting the growth of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Sporozoites. The hexane and butanol dissolved parts have stronger antifungal effect.
Sour in nature; Bitter; Sexual cold
The function is mainly to cool blood; Detoxification; Insecticides. Indications for pulmonary tuberculosis and hemoptysis; Hemorrhoid bleeding; Carbuncle, sore, swelling and toxin; Scabies; The skin itches.
Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoct soup, 10- 15g, and double the dosage of fresh products. External use: appropriate amount, tamping; Or decoct in water.
Excerpt from Chinese materia medica