1. Barbata stems are quadrangular, hairless or sparsely covered with small hairs on the upper part of the inflorescence axis, unbranched or with more or less branches.

2. The base is wide wedge-shaped or nearly truncate, with sparse and blunt teeth on the edge. The upper surface is olive green and the lower surface is purple. Both sides are sparsely attached with short hairs or nearly hairless along the veins. The lateral veins are 2- 3 pairs, with the midrib raised below. < /p>

4. The outside of the calyx has pubescence along the veins, and the lobes have short cilium. The scutellum is about 1mm high, and the fruit is about 2mm high;

5. The corolla is blue-purple, with an outer cover. Pubescent, the base of the corolla tube is cystically enlarged, the upper lip is too helmeted, the lower lip is wider, the middle lobe is trapezoidal, and the lateral lobes are triangular-ovate.

Extended information

The legend of Barbata barbata:

Barbata barbata is also known as Han Xincao. According to legend, Han Xin, the founding general of the Han Dynasty, lost his father when he was young. The young man lost his mother and his family was poor, so he made a living by selling fish. One day, when Han Xin was selling fish in the market, he was beaten up by some scoundrels and became bedridden.

My neighbor Aunt Zhao took care of him by sending him meals and getting some herbal medicine from the field to make soup for him. Within a few days, he recovered. Later, Han Xin joined the army and became a general with outstanding military exploits.

He loved nursing soldiers very much. After every battle, while visiting the wounded, he sent people to collect the herbs that Aunt Zhao had given him to treat his wounds, distributed them to various camps, and used a big pot to cook soup for the wounded soldiers to drink. , Those who were slightly injured recovered in three to five days, and those who were seriously injured recovered in ten and a half months. The soldiers were very grateful to Han Xin.

Reference materials

Baidu Encyclopedia - Scutellaria barbata