Duan xueliu, a famous Chinese medicine practitioner.
Also known as Elsholtzia macrophylla, Shadow Wind Wheel, Snail, Moenxi and Multi-head Wind Wheel.
English name ClinopodiiHerba
It is derived from the dry aerial parts of Cyclobalanopsis polycephala or Cyclobalanopsis chinensis of Labiatae.
Plant morphology Juncus Juncus; Perennial herbs. The stem is quadrangular, creeping at the base, branched at the upper part, grooved and covered with rough bristles. The leaves are opposite, the petiole is 3 ~ 10 mm long, both sides are coarsely setose, the leaves are oval, the apex is pointed or obtuse, the base is wedge-shaped, and the edge is serrated. The main stem of cymbals is multi-branched, with dense spherical flowers and a diameter of 2 ~ 3 cm. Bracts are leaflike and gradually taper upward into bracts. Bracts linear, pilose, margin ciliate. Pedicel is about 2 ~ 5 mm long, and floral axis and perianth are both pilose. Calyx is tubular, usually purplish red. The outer veins of calyx tube are hairy, the upper lip has 3 teeth, the teeth are hard and sharp, the lower lip has 2 teeth, and the apex is sharp. Corolla purplish red or reddish, hairy inside and outside larynx, 2-lipped, slightly concave at the top of upper lip, 3-cleft lower lip, slightly larger middle lobe, 4 stamens, longer front pair, containing or slightly exposed, 2 anthers, 4 nutlets, obovate and broadly ovoid, yellow-brown and smooth. The flowering period is July-September, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October. Saussurea involucrata: the stem is as high as 1 m, the base is creeping, with fine longitudinal stripes, densely pubescent, and the glands are puberulent. Veined leaves, 2 ~ 4 cm long, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, with crenate serrations, densely hairy at the top, pilose at the bottom, petiole 3 ~ 8 mm long, densely pilose. Cymes are multi-flowered, hemispherical, with many bracts, needle-shaped and 3 ~ 6 mm long. Calyx is narrow and tubular, purplish red, about 6 mm long, pilose along veins, glandular puberulent, with soft inner teeth. As a result, one side of the base was slightly swollen. The upper lip has 3 teeth in the shape of the Yangtze River Delta, slightly folded, while the lower lip has 2 teeth extending straight, with awn at the top, purple corolla, about 9 mm long, puberulent, two rows of hairs between the throat, about 2 mm in diameter, slightly short at the top of the upper lip, and 3-cleft lower lip. Nutlets are yellowish brown, obovoid, and about 65438 0.2 mm long. The flowering period is May-August, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October.
Distribution of origin is born on hillsides, roadsides, grasslands and forests. Location: Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet and other provinces.
Harvesting and processing: harvesting before flowering in summer, removing sediment and drying in the sun.
Characteristics of medicinal materials: the stem is square column, concave on all sides, with opposite branches, 30 ~ 90 cm long and 1.5 ~ 4 mm in diameter; The upper part is densely covered with gray-white fuzz, the lower part is sparse or nearly hairless, the internodes are 2 ~ 8 cm long, and the surface is gray-green or green-brown; Fragile, easily broken, uneven section, pith or hollow. Leaves opposite, stipe, many leaves shrivel and break. The whole shape is oval after flattening, with a length of 2 ~ 5 cm and a width of 1.5 ~ 3.2 cm. The edge is sparse and serrated, the upper surface is green-brown, the lower surface is gray-green, and both sides are densely covered with white fine hairs. The gas is slightly fragrant, and the taste is astringent and slightly bitter.
It tastes cold, bitter and astringent. Liver meridian.
Efficacy and function converge to stop bleeding. Belonging to the category of astringent hemostatics.
The clinical application dose is 9 ~ 15g, which is decocted, applied externally, ground and applied to the affected area. Treat metrorrhagia, hematuria, nosebleed, gingival hemorrhage and traumatic hemorrhage.
Pharmacological research has hemostatic effect, which can shorten bleeding time and coagulation time, reduce bleeding volume, inhibit the increase of capillary permeability caused by histamine phosphate, increase platelet aggregation and improve platelet adhesion rate. It also has the functions of inhibiting immune function, anti-inflammation and bacteriostasis, and can cause a short-term drop in blood pressure.
The chemical constituents of the whole plant are odontoid A and dandelion -9, 12, 17- triene 3β, 23- diol, etc.
The use of taboos is not clear.
Related prescription
① Treatment of cold: broken blood flow 15g, Bupleurum root 9g. Cook clothes. (Guizhou herbs)
② Treatment of wind-heat cold: Duanxue, Forsythia suspensa 15g, Mulberry Leaves and Chrysanthemum 9g, Douchi 12g. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
③ Treatment of tracheitis in children: 9 grams of blood pieces, 3 grams of mint and 3 slices of ginger. Decoct with water and add sugar. (Fujian Pharmacology)
④ Treatment of abdominal pain: 30 grams of bleeding. Cook clothes. (Guizhou herbs)
⑤ Treatment of hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia and metrorrhagia: 30g of broken blood, 30g of cogongrass rhizome, 9g of radix rehmanniae, 9g of cortex moutan, 9g of radix Paeoniae alba and Scutellariae Radix, and charcoal of Sanguisorba officinalis 12g. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
⑥ Treatment of boils: Fresh broken blood and fresh purslane are suitable. Mash and apply externally, and then change it when it is dry. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
⑦ Treatment of traumatic swelling and pain: Apply proper amount of blood flourishing and fresh notoginseng to the affected area. For patients with severe swelling, boil with proper amount of pig bile, add a little realgar powder and mix well, then mix well with the former medicine and apply it to the swollen place. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
Other applications
Used for metrorrhagia, hematuria, epistaxis, gingival bleeding and traumatic bleeding; Bleeding from uterine fibroids.