Wangsun

("Ben Jing")

Synonyms: Bai Gongcao, Changsun, Huangsun, Dusk, Haisun, Spread ("Bie Lu" ), Mimeng (Tao Hongjing), early lotus root ("Compendium on Materia Medica,"), Baijie lotus root ("An Illustrated Study of Plant Names and Facts").

The source is the rhizome of Liliaceae plant Quatrefoil.

Plant form: Four-leaf kingsun

Perennial herb. The rhizome is creeping, thick and long, with joints. The stem is single, upright, about 30 cm high, with single leaves, usually 4-leaf whorls are born at the top of the stem; the leaves are broadly oval, with a pointed apex, a wedge-shaped base, entire margin, and sessile. The flower is solitary on the leaf whorl and has a long stalk; the outer perianth is 4-petaled, light yellow-green, broadly lanceolate, with the apex recurved, sepal-shaped; the inner perianth is 4-petal, linear; 8 stamens, thin filaments Long, with anther base attached and elongated; ovary superior, spherical, with 4 styles. Fleshy berries, purple-black, with cracks on the back of the chamber. Flowering season is summer.

Born in the mountains. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places.

Collect white dew and dig it out between frost and frost. Remove the seedling leaves, wash them and dry them in the sun.

Bitter in nature and taste, flat.

①"Herbal Classic": "Bitter taste, flat."

②"Wu Pu's Materia Medica": "Shen Nong, Lei Gong: bitter, non-toxic. Huang Di: sweet, non-toxic . "

It is mainly used to treat paralysis, sore limbs, and dysentery.

① "Herbal Classic": "Cure the evil qi of the five internal organs, cold-dampness paralysis, sore limbs, cold and painful knees."

② "Bielu": "Replenishing Qi."

③"Tang Materia Medica": "It is mainly used for treating gold sores, breaking blood, promoting muscle growth, relieving pain, treating redness and white stool, replenishing deficiency and replenishing qi, removing swollen feet and causing vaginal ulcers."

④" "An Illustrated Study of Plant Names and Facts": "Cure consumptive fatigue."