Category: whole grass
English name: LongtubeGroundIvyHerb
Alias: Lysimachia christinae, Lysimachia macrophylla, and Speranskia tuberculata.
Source: Glechomelongjituba (Nakai) Above-ground parts of Kupr. Labiatae.
Picking: harvesting from spring to autumn, removing impurities and drying in the sun.
Nature and taste: slightly cold, pungent and slightly bitter.
Plant morphology: perennial herbs. The stem is thin, square, puberulent, the lower part is creeping, and the upper part is upright. The leaves are opposite, kidney-shaped to round-heart-shaped, 1.5 ~ 3 cm long and 1.5 ~ 5.5 cm wide, with serrated edges, hairy or nearly hairless on both sides and glandular spots below; The length of petiole is 1 ~ 2 times that of leaf. Cymes are axillary, with 2 ~ 6 flowers per round; Bracts spiny; Calyx bell-shaped, 7 ~ 10 mm long, calyx teeth narrowly triangular-lanceolate, with awns at the top and hairs and glandular spots outside; Corolla 2-lipped, light blue to purple, long 1.7 ~ 2.2 cm, with dark spots on the lower lip and kidney-shaped middle leaf; Stamens 4, anthers forked. Nutlets are rectangular and brown. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruiting period is from April to June.
Growing place: it is born in riverside, roadside, forest and grassland, and hillside forest. In addition to the northwest and Inner Mongolia, it is produced all over the country.
Chemical composition: The stems and leaves contain volatile oil, and the main components are turpentine, menthone, isomenthone, humulone, etc. And ursolic acid and succinic acid.
Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and removing stones, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Can be used for treating urinary calculi, hepatolithiasis, damp-heat jaundice, and traumatic injury.
Sexual taste, pungent meridian tropism, slightly bitter and slightly cold. Liver, kidney and bladder meridians.
Usage and dosage15 ~ 30g; Appropriate amount for external use, mashed and cleaned with decoction or fresh products, and applied to the affected area. Store in a dry place to prevent mildew.
Remind you: Gleditsia sinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before use.