Category: whole grass

English name: JapaneseRaspberryHerb

Alias: Azure White Grass, Hongmeixiao, March Bubble.

Source: stem and leaf of RubusparvifloliusL. of Rosaceae.

Harvesting: harvesting stems and leaves in summer, drying or fresh use.

Nature and taste: flat in nature, sweet and sour in taste.

Plant morphology: deciduous shrub, stung by short hair and inverted skin. The trifoliate compound leaves are alternate, the top leaflets are large, broadly obovate or nearly round, 2.5 ~ 5 cm long and 2 ~ 5 cm wide, with irregular serrations on the edge, sparse hairs on the top and dense white fluff on the bottom; Calyx 5-lobed, villous or spiny; Petals 5, pink, obovate; Stamens are numerous; Carpels are numerous, separated, and born on raised receptacle. Aggregate fruit is spherical and red when ripe. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

Location: Born on hillsides, roadsides, wasteland bushes and grass. Distributed in East China, Central South China, Sichuan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Chemical composition: leaves contain tannin; The pre-test stems contain phenols and tannins. Indications: removing blood stasis, relieving pain, detoxifying and killing insects. Used for hematemesis, traumatic injury, postpartum abdominal pain, dysentery, hemorrhoids and scabies.

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