(Japanese Herbal Medicine)

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction

Different names

Banana heads (classification of herbs).

source

It is the rhizome of Musaceae.

collect

It can be recovered all year round.

Do textual research

It comes from Japanese herbs.

Materia Medica: Banana, in more than three years, flowers start from the heart, and one stem stops a flower, which is like a lotus. The leaves are similar, but the color is yellow-green, and the leaves fall off from the bottom. The flower heart is upward, often like a lotus, but it has never been seen before. When it is cut, it has no core. It is called a leaf, but the flower head often hangs down. Every flower blooms from midsummer until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Where there are three leaves, they will fall off as soon as they open. The north cherishes species, so people use them less.

Classification of families and genera

musaceae

Latin name

Banana root

ecological environment

South of Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains can be cultivated in the open field, and can be cultivated in many places near gardens and farmhouses.

[Edit this paragraph] Plant Morphology

Bajiao (Wenying Note in Hanshu), also known as Eight Banners (Hanshu), Tianmu (Guangxu Note in Historical Records), Qingtian, Fanxian (Qunfangpu), Xianghui, Gan Lushu and Daye Bajiao.

Perennial herbs. The stems are short, usually surrounded by leaf sheaths to form tall pseudostems, about 4 meters high. The leaves are 2 ~ 3 meters long and 25 ~ 30 cm wide, with round or asymmetrical base, blunt apex, bright green and shiny surface, strong midvein and parallel lateral veins; Petiole stout, up to 30 cm. Spikes are terminal and pendulous; Bracts are spoon-shaped, reddish brown or purple, and each bract has many small flowers, except for 3 ~ 4 sterile flowers at the bottom of the bract, the rest are developed. Flowers are unisexual, usually male peanuts are in the upper part of the bouquet and female flowers are in the lower part; Corolla nearly lip-shaped, upper lip longer, apex 5 teeth, lower lip shorter, base surrounded by upper lip; Male flowers with stamens 5, free, protruding from corolla; Drug shape, room 2; Female flower ovary is 3 rooms lower, style 1, stigma nearly capitate and smooth. Berries are triangular, rectangular and fleshy. There are many kinds of seeds.

Most of them are planted near gardens and farmhouses. It is distributed in Shandong and even in the southern part of the Yangtze River basin.

The leaves (plantain leaves), flowers or buds (plantain flowers), seeds (plantain seeds) and stem juice (plantain oil) of this plant are also used as medicine, and each has its own articles in detail.

[Edit this paragraph] Chemical constituents of traditional Chinese medicine

The stem contains 14.86% water and 1.82% ash. 1% hydrochloric acid soluble 1 1.0 1%, crude protein 1. 19%, crude cellulose 49.69%.

[Edit this paragraph] Efficacy and indications

efficacy

Clearing away heat and toxic materials; Quench thirst; be diuretic

therapy

Have a fever; Annoyed and thirsty; Carbuncle, swelling and furuncle; Erysipelas; Collapse and leakage; Leaching turbidity; Edema; beriberi

[Edit this paragraph] Various expositions

Herbal dietotherapy

Major jaundice.

Household necessities zi herbal

Treat fever, boredom and thirst; Suffering from carbuncle, stone, heat, stuffy mouth and wringing juice; Poisonous wind, rubella, headache, dressing.

"Materia Medica from the New" clears heat and detoxifies. Treat all swelling, backache, rubella, wind-heat headache, postpartum hematoma, thirst quenching, drinking water, daily fever, blood astringency and aphtha.

Modern practical Chinese medicine

Diuretics. Treat edema and beriberi.

Guizhou folk prescription drug storehouse

Pass constipation.

I don't think we can eat it directly. I don't think it's delicious.