"), Jiujiang Lian ("Emao Medicinal Plants"), Ginger Leaf Epimedium ("Guizhou Folk Prescriptions Collection"), Jiulong Pan ("Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs").

The source is the rhizome or whole plant of Zingiberaceae plants and Alpine.

Plant form and Alpine

Perennial herb, 40 to 60 cm high. The rhizomes are divergent. Single leaves are alternate, with 3 to 4 leaves in 2 rows. The leaves are oblong or broadly lanceolate, 20 to 40 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide. The apex is pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, and the margin is entire. The upper surface is smooth and hairless, and the lower surface is dense. Covered with fur. Racemes, densely covered with rust-colored hairs, 10-15 cm long; flowers white with red stripes, about 25 mm long; calyx cylindrical, 1 cm long, 4 mm in diameter, 3-lobed apex; corolla oblong, apex 3-lobed, calyx and corolla are covered with sericeous hairs; labium is ovate, with wavy notches, orange-red; stamens 1; style 1, beyond the septum, ovary inferior. The fruit is broadly oval, about 1 cm in diameter, red, with fine hairs on the surface; there are many seeds. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruiting period is from September to October.

Born in the mountains and ravines or in forest wetlands. Distributed in Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other places.

The flowers (alpine flowers) and seeds (Amomum villosum) of this plant are also used for medicinal purposes, and there are detailed articles on each.

Collect from March to April, 2 to 3 years after planting, wash and dry in the sun.

Its nature and flavor are pungent and warm.

① "Supplementary Materials on Materia Medica": "Pin, warm."

② "Compendium": "Pin, hot, non-toxic."

Function: Treats warmth. In the middle, it dispels cold, dispels wind, and activates blood circulation. It can be used to treat cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, vomiting blood due to strain, stasis due to falls, and irregular menstruation.

① Tao Hongjing: "For cold and pain in the abdomen, boiling and taking it is very effective."

② "Supplementary Materials on Materia Medica": "Removes bad odor and warms the heart. It can cure cholera in the middle and cold and pain in the heart and abdomen." , functions like ginger. "

③ "Chu Mu Bian Recipe": "Removes major poisons, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, and relieves numbness in the muscles and bones. For rheumatism and numbness of the limbs, take decoction; for stroke and stubborn numbness, decoction and wash."

④ "Emao Medicinal Plants": "Cure unknown swelling and poison." ⑤ "Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Rhizomes and leaves: warm the lungs, dispel cold, and relieve cough."

⑥ "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Rhizome: Treats labor injury, vomiting blood, bruises, stasis of blood, irregular menstruation."

Usage and dosage Oral administration: decoction, 1~ 2 qian; or soaked in wine. External use: Pound and apply or decoct and wash with water.

Selection of prescriptions ① Treating labor injury and vomiting blood: Jiujiang Lian (soak children's feces for seven days, take it out and dry it in the shade) three qian, a mouthful of blood three qian, Shangaoliang three qian. Soak half a catty of wine and take one or two each time.

② To treat weak cough: three qian of Yijiu ginger and three qian of Dagoose intestine. Eat stewed meat. One liang of Erjiu ginger powder and one liang of walnut kernels. Add two ounces of bee sugar, mix well, steam and heat, make longan-sized balls, melt in the mouth and swallow.

③Cure chronic cough: Jiujiang root (soak in lime water for one day, wash with rice water and water, steam and heat, dry in the sun) two qian, Angelica dahurica two qian, Zhui Feng Umbrella two qian. Make a pound of wine and take one tael each time. (The selected recipe is from "Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs") Remind you: Alpine This Chinese herbal medicine comes from the Internet. Please follow your doctor's advice before use.