Look at the picture. Looks like Talina. ? Annual herb, up to 60 cm, fleshy. Stems erect, technical, green and slightly woody. Leaves alternate, obovate or obovate-oblong, 5-7 cm long and 2.5-3.5 cm wide, with a slightly concave apex and a thin convex head, and the base gradually narrows to a short stalk, all around. Panicle terminal or lateral, mostly dichotomous; Petals 5, light purplish red; Stamens 10 or more; The ovary is superior, 1 cell, with many ovules. Capsule subglobose, 3-valved at maturity. There are many seeds, black and shiny, with tiny glandular spots. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is 9-65438+1October.

Mostly for cultivation. Distributed in the south of the Yangtze River.

Collection? Dig roots in autumn and winter, wash them, dry them or steam them.

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Traits? The taproot is cylindrical, with a diameter of 1 ~ 3 cm, varying in length, slightly curved, branching like ginseng, and a few fibrous roots remain. This meat is very strong. The surface is brown, the peeled skin is not brown, and the cross section is ivory.

Chemical composition? Contains brassinolide, beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol.

Sexual taste? Flat and sweet.

Functional indications? Strengthening the spleen and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and regulating menstruation. Can be used for treating asthenia due to spleen deficiency, diarrhea, lung strain, expectoration with blood, dizziness, hot flashes, night sweats, spontaneous sweating, irregular menstruation, leukorrhagia, etc.