White thorn leaves root

[Source] Fujian

[Pinyin] Bái Yè Cì Gēn

[Source] for the Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus plant roots in Fujian.

[Original form] Fujian Elaeagnus, also known as: Yi Wu. Upright evergreen shrub, 1 to 2 meters high. Branches with long thorns, young branches are brown scales. Ye Yage quality, obovate to ovate-oblong, 3 to 4.5 cm long, 0.5 to 2 cm wide, apex rounded, base cuneate, margin entire, the top is silver-gray scales, and often fall off, the following scales dense; petiole 4 ~ 7 mm. Flowers clustered in leaf axils into a short raceme, silver-white, outside densely scaly; perianth short, cup, length 2 mm, the upper 4 crack, inside glabrous or sparsely white stellate hairs; stamens 4; Style hairless . Fruit ovoid, 5 to 8 mm long, densely covered with silvery white scales, mature red.

[Habitat distribution] was born in the mountains. Distribution of Fujian, Taiwan area.

[Character] dried roots were cylindrical, multi-cut into short sections, about 1 to 2 cm diameter, the appearance of dark brown, cork falling off, a clear longitudinal grooves. Quality extremely hard and difficult to break, the cross section is not flat, light red-brown tied cortex, in the column light yellow, dense and solid.

[Taste] sour, flat.

【Indications】 Qufeng wet grounds, the next gas Dingchuan, Gu Shen.

[With square]
① treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: Fujian Elaeagnus fresh root one to thirty-two, amount of alcohol, pork 42. Water stew.
② cure impotence low back pain: Fujian Elaeagnus root one to twenty-two. Water decoction, add brown sugar transfer service. (Following the taste out of Xiamen, "a selection of new treatments and Chinese herbal medicine")

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