(Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Different names are Stephania Stephania (Records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine), Juncus efflorescence (Illustration of Main Plants in China, Ferns), Celastrus sinense, Celastrus pubescens (Guangxi Plant Catalogue), Lycopodium distichum, Lycopodium distichum, and Lantern Hook (New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine in Guangxi).

The source is the whole grass of Lycopodiaceae.

Plant morphology: Lithospermum, Dendrobium and Lycopodium

Perennial climbing herbs, up to 4 meters long. The lower part of the main stem has sparse leaves, which are drill-shaped, lanceolate, long and tapering at the apex, membranous, gray-white, and the upward leaves are smaller, green, thick leathery, and have an early-falling membranous pointed tail. The vegetative branches are many branches, and the last branch is slender, drooping and flat, with three rows of leaves, two rows of which are larger and stick to one side of the branchlet, and the other row of leaves is smaller and stick to the center of the other side of the branchlet, which is spiny. Spore branches are extracted from the buds with scaly leaves on the lower side of the vegetative branches, and they are multi-branched, with one sporangium spike at the top of the last branch. Sporangium spike cylindrical, somewhat pendulous; Spore leaves are broadly ovoid triangle; Sporangium is nearly round. September spores mature.

It grows on the edge of forests and bushes. Distributed in South China, Southwest China, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places.

The whole grass of lycopodium clavatum, which belongs to the same plant, is also used as a relaxing herb in Sichuan. See "dragon crossing the river".

It can be collected all year round, but it is better to collect after September with sporangium.

Nature and taste "Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Warm in nature, slightly sweet in taste and non-toxic."

Indications: ① Records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "It can relax tendons and promote blood circulation. Treat rheumatism, joint pain, traumatic injury, muscle and bone pain, irregular menstruation and sprained foot. "

② New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine in Guangxi: "Relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, diminishing inflammation and removing dampness. Indications are night blindness, night sweats, rheumatic lumbago, and exogenous fever in children. "

Administration and dosage: decoction, 0.3 ~1two.

Option 1: treatment of muscle and bone injury can not bend and stretch: Shujincao with pork tendon stew. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of night sweats in children: stretching grass and straw, boiling water and washing outside. (New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine in Guangxi)

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