The prongs algae

[ ] Ch Pinyin name is a Zh Z O transactions
[ alias ] Ulothrix, cartilage, flat fork branch algae, red algae, abalone dish, either flat branch
[ source ]
Medicine source: yo Ye Zaoke plant fork branch algae algae.
Latin animal mineral name: Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Harv.
Harvest and storage: spring, summer, autumn harvest, dry cleaned.
[ ] the original morphology of red to purple, erect, tufted, cartilaginous, oblate, high 4-10cm, width 1-1.5mm. Binary branching 3-4 times, fan-shaped. Cells lining the small, pith cell of large, well-defined. Capsular fruit is globose, born in the top branches, 3-4 in a row, in the branches of two uplift; four spores on branchlets, irregular four-sided tapered split. Holdfast patelliform.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment: born in subtidal rocks or stones bog, grand period of growth of 6-8.
Resource distribution: distribution in our country coastal.
[ function ] laxative. Primary chronic constipation
[ usage]: orally taken decoction, double 9-15g, fresh goods; or at the end of the inquiry.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
http://chinese-herbal-medicines-directory.blogspot.com/