North Wind Grass

[Pinyin] Běi Fēnɡ Cǎo

[Alias] hair Hydrangea wind, needles seven lanterns grass, Prunella tower, wind round white dishes, white Tsai, spoon cabbage, sugar, chicken grass, wild sesame, Orecchiette grass, steadily flowers, tiger flowers, bones nine Su, white teaspoon of red, white tower Aberdeen grass, gold, mint, white flowers, rat tail Huang

[Source]
Medicine-based Source: Labiatae plants Cashmere grass whole plant.
Latin name of plant and animal fossil: Leucas mollissima Wall.
Harvesting and storage: summer, autumn harvest, dried or fresh use.

[Original form] Cashmere grass, annual herb, stem erect, 50-100cm. Stems slender, much branched, four prism, there are grooves, pubescent. Leaves opposite; petiole short branches near the upper leaves sessile, densely tomentose; leaves oval, length 1.5-4cm, width 1-2.3cm, apex acuminate, base broadly cuneate Zhixin-shaped, with scalloped edge like serrated, paper, soft on both sides densely hairy hair. Round umbrella inflorescence axillary, spherical, spend more dense, bracts densely long-pubescent, calyx tube, calyx mouth truncated, 10 teeth were cracked, elongated triangular teeth, very short, nearly so large; corolla white, yellow to pink, crown canopy 2-lipped, upper lip for straight, helmet-shaped lower lip opening, 1.5 times longer than the upper lip, was 3 crack-like, the largest lobes, inverted heart-shaped; stamens 4, after the short flower-like fishes , anthers oval, two-compartment; Style and stamens slightly so long, ranging from 2 crack tip. Small oval-shaped nuts three prism, dark brown. Flowering May to October, the fruit from June to November.

[Habitat distribution]
Environment: 750-2000m above sea level was born in sunny thickets, roadsides, grassland and river, and other wet places.
Resource distribution: distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[Traits] traits to identify, was square cylindrical stem, with branches, about 50cm, with long soft fluffy hair. Leaves opposite, more wrinkled, or broken, after full leaf unfolding was ovoid, 1.5-4cm, with a serrated edge, two densely short hair. Round umbrella inflorescence, with bracts small, bar; calyx tubular, outer surface densely pubescent, corolla tube-shaped lips, and more shrinkage. Egg three small nuts prism. Gas micro-, tasteless.

[] Bitter taste; slightly acrid; natured

【Indications】 Qingfei; eyesight; detoxification. Main Hyperactivity cough; chest pain; sore throat; red eyes Qingmang; mastitis; eczema; bruises

Dosage Oral: Jian Tang ,15-30g, large doses can be used to 60g. Topical: the amount of fresh goods pound deposited.

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