(Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Different names of Asarum variegatum, Fantian Yin (Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan), Water Horseshoe (Illustrated Herbs in China), Asarum thunbergii (Manual of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangzhou Army) and Asarum equisetum (Illustrated Herbs in China).

The source is the whole herb with roots of Aristolochia grandiflora.

Plant morphology asarum grandiflorum

Perennial herbs. There are pale yellow creeping rhizomes, many fleshy roots and usually two leaves at the top. The leaves are large, thick, oval,16 ~ 20cm long and 8 ~10cm wide, with a sharp tip, a heart-shaped base and a narrow bend. Petiole fleshy, long14 ~ 20 cm, sparsely pubescent. The flower is large, with solitary stem top, 6 cm in diameter and purple-brown; The pedicel is 2 ~ 9 cm long; Perianth is short, lobes 3, broadly ovate, about 3 cm long and 4 cm wide, with white transverse wrinkles at the base; Stamens 12. Capsule fleshy, nearly spherical; The diameter is about 2.5 cm. Seeds conical, tapering at the top and nearly smooth at the back.

Born in shady and humid places on hillsides, forests and streams. Distributed in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan.

Harvesting in spring and summer. Wash and dry. In Guangxi, the whole plant is dug in winter, washed and dried.

The dried rhizome of the whole herb with roots is thick, straight or curved, about 5 ~10 cm long and 3 ~ 4 mm thick; The appearance is brownish gray or light brownish brown, with many links, the shriveled leaf base or dry leaf remains at the top, and there are a few fine fibrous roots at the lower part, with no obvious wrinkles. Broken flour is white. The leaves are wrinkled, crisp and withered green or brown; After soaking in water, it was observed that it was heart-shaped with spots on the surface; The petiole is slender and purple-brown. The breath is slightly fragrant. It is better to have yellow-green ribbons, fat roots and white texture.

Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.

Pungent and warm in nature.

① Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Bitter and bitter, warm and nontoxic."

② Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army: "pungent, warm and slightly toxic."

Return to the Meridian of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Entering the Lung and Spleen."

Function is mainly used to treat cold, headache, cough and asthma, rheumatalgia and falls.

① Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Dispelling cold and relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and expelling wind. "Cure headache due to wind-cold, dampness, cough and stuffy nose."

② Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army: "Warming meridians to dispel cold, relieving cough and relieving asthma. Treat chronic bronchitis, asthma, rheumatalgia and numbness of limbs. "

Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 0.5 ~1money; Or grinding, 2 ~ 3 points.

Should avoid "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records": "Physical weakness, excessive sweating, cough and hemoptysis and pregnant women should not take it."

Prescription 1: Treating rheumatic cold, headache and body pain: Herba Asari, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Notopterygii Rhizoma. Decoct with water. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

(2) Treating falls, damaging eggplant and dispersing blood stasis: Herba Asari, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Herba Lycopi and Touguxiao. Soaking clothes. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Remind you: Asarum multiflorum is a Chinese herbal medicine from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.