White nose

[Pinyin] Bái Zhū Bí Kǒnɡ

[Alias​​] white ear, round leaves Houttuynia

[Source]
Medicine-based source: Saururaceae plant bud bare white capsule the whole plant.
Latin name of plant and animal fossil: Cymnotheca involucrata pei.
Harvesting and storage: summer collection, wash away the sand, fresh or dried.

[Original form] naked white capsule shell without teasel this creeping perennial, up to 70cm. Leaves alternate, paper, non-glandular dots; petiole shorter than or equal to the blade length; kidney-shaped heart-shaped leaves broad ovate or kidney-shaped, length 4-8cm, width 4-10cm, short pointed tip wide, deep base with 2 ears , entire, basal veins 5-7, net pulse obvious. Stipules membranous, about 2cm, expand amplexicaul base. Raceme and leaves opposite, slightly longer than or equal to the inflorescence stalk inflorescence length; spend the next with obovate oblong or oblanceolate bracts, about 3mm, the lower 3-4 pieces large, white, leaves shape, length 1.2-1.8cm, width 0.8-1.2cm, without perianth; stamens 6, anthers oblong, longitudinal, slightly shorter than the filaments; ovary inferior, inverted cone, carpel 4, style linear, the bend rather than volume. Most fruits contain seeds. Flowering from February to June, the fruit of 6-8 months.

[Habitat distribution]
Environment: Born in the hillside shade, roadside and ditch edges.
Resource distribution: distribution in that province.

[Bitter] taste; slightly cold

【Indications】 detoxification; diuresis. Primary lung abscess; heat vaginal discharge; gonorrhea; urination; sore Boil poison

Dosage Oral: Jian Tang, fresh goods, 15-30g; dried 9g, or stew served. Topical: the amount, pound deposited.

[Excerpt] "Chinese Materia Medica"
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