Cup of root

[ ] B I Xi Pinyin name, n n G
[ source ]
Medicine source: Amaranthaceae plants cup oleracea roots.
Latin animal mineral name: Cyathula prostrata ( L. ) Bl. ( Achyranthesprostrata L."
[ ] the original morphology of perennial herbs, high 30-50cm. Roots slender. Stems ascending or erect, blunt four prismatic, with branches, with gray villous, festival of reddish, to increase the rent, base number node adventitious root. Leaves opposite; petiole length 1-7mm, with villous; leaf blade rhombic obovate or rhombic-oblong, length 1.5-6cm, width 6-30mm, apex obtuse, slightly convex, abruptly tapering below middle, base rounded, green above, with red when young, the pale, both surfaces pilose, ciliate. Racemes of flowers and by a plurality, terminal and the upper leaf axil, erect, long 4-35cm; total stem extension, unbranched, densely gray pubescent; flowers with about 1mm long pedicels, inflorescence flowers in the lower part of the distance, the more up closer, initial upright, after carrying out, finally, reflexed, lower flowers by 2-3 flower bisexual flowers and flower sterile flower and inflorescence flowers, more to the upper, inner sterile flower number decrease more in the upper part, only 1 flower flowers bisexual flowers, without sterile flowers, when the fruit is ripe, the flowers fall off; bracts 1-2mm, apex long acuminate, after pollination reflexed; bisexual flowers white tepals ovate-oblong, long 2-3mm, pale green, apex acuminate, with a convex tip outside the white villous, inside glabrous, with 3-5 veins; stamen filaments long 34mm, basally united only long 1mm; staminodes oblong, long 0.5mm, apex truncate, with 2 lobed or concave. Utricles globose, diameter of about 0.5mm, glabrous, with green; sterile flower tepals and bracts yellow, ca. 1.5mm after anthesis, slightly elongated, apex hooklike, basally villous. Seed ovate-oblong, little, brown, light. Flower, fruit 6-11.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment : in thickets on slopes or river.
Resource distribution: distribution in Southern China and Taiwan, Yunnan and other places.
[ ] the taste of bitter cold;
[ ] clearing dampness indications. The main dysentery
[ usage]: orally taken decoction, 9-15g.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
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