(Ningxia Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

Heteronyms are Eupatorium lindleyanum (Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China), Peripatorium lindleyanum, Eupatorium lindleyanum (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicines) and cauliflower (Flora of Economic Plants in China).

The source is the whole grass of Rabdosia crassipes, a labiatae plant.

Plant morphology Rabdosia lancifolia

Perennial herb, as high as 1 m. Stems erect, 4-angled, short-haired, much branched. The single leaf is opposite, petiolate, broadly ovate, 6 ~12 cm long and 3 ~ 7 cm wide, with the base suddenly contracting into a wedge shape at the center, descending, and the apex gradually tapering or acute. The margin has thick teeth. Panicle axillary or terminal, much branched; Total pedicels and pedicels are covered with white fine hairs; Calyx 5-lobed, often grayish blue, with white fine hairs; Corolla lavender, 2-lipped, upper lip bent upward, 3-lobed, lower lip slightly extended downward, undivided; Stamens 4, 2 strong, anthers blue; Style protruding from corolla, stigma 2-lobed. The fruit consists of four small nuts, which are oval, slightly flat and have inconspicuous reticulation. The flowering period is from August to September. The fruiting period is 9 ~10 month.

Born in forest edge shrubs, hillside grasslands and miscellaneous forests. Distributed in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places.

Collect that whole grass harvest in autumn, washing, drying in the sun, and cutting into section.

Pharmacological action: Yemenine extracted from Rabdosia japonica has anti-tumor effect and can prolong the life of mice inoculated with Ehrlich ascites cancer, and diethyl Yemenine is more effective. In addition, it can inhibit the growth of gram-positive cocci. The leaves and flowers of Rabdosia japonica produced in India contain volatile oil, which has antibacterial effect. Essential oil can inhibit the heart, cause respiratory excitement and blood pressure rise in anesthetized dogs, contract blood vessels in lower limbs of rats and dilate bronchi (isolated guinea pig lung perfusion); It can directly relax smooth muscle (isolated duodenum of rabbits and rats) and reduce the contraction of rectus abdominis.

Sexual taste "Ningxia Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Bitter, cold."

Indications: ① "Chinese Herbal Medicine of Persimmon": "Strengthening the stomach and regulating the intestines. Treat anorexia and indigestion. "

② Ningxia Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine: "Clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating spleen and promoting blood circulation. Treat gastritis, hepatitis, cold and fever, amenorrhea, traumatic injury, mastitis, joint pain and snake bite. "

Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 3 ~ 6 yuan.

Remind you: Rabdosia crassipes, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.