Big flower of Phlomis umbrosa

[ ] Pinyin name Dà Huā Cā o S ū
[ alias ] rats gill
[ source ]
Source: Medicinal Labiatae plant Phlomis entire grass.
Latin botanical name: Phlomis megalantha Diels animal fossil
Harvest and storage: summer and autumn harvest, clean, fresh or dried cut section.
[ ] the original morphology of flower of Phlomis umbrosa, perennial is herbaceous, tall 15-45cm. Stems erect, four prism, sparsely short hair is backward. Stem leaves opposite; petiole 1.5-10cm; leaf blade ovate, ovate or ovate-oblong,5-17.5cm long,4.2-11cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, base cordate or shallowly cordate, margin with deep rounded teeth, which were spun wool, following along the veins are jointed sparsely pilose. Bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, overtopping inflorescence; petiole length less than1cm. Verticillaster inflorescence many flowered,1-2was born in stem tip; bracts linear-subulate, a calyx is short, margin densely jointed ciliate; calyx tubular-campanulate, long 1.8-2.8cm, outside be jointed sparsely pilose, with 5 teeth, calyx teeth to carbonyl retuse, with a small sharp teeth, apex slightly. Concave, margin puberulent; corolla yellowish, long 3.7-5cm, lip, outside sparsely pubescent, inside glabrous ring, upper lip, margin denticulate, lower lip larger, outside pubescent,3round pick, middle lobe larger, ovate, margin for ice and undulate, lateral lobes triangular; stamens 4, two strong, before long, filaments with long hair, without appendage; pistil ovary2, connate, style simple, post 2 crack. Nutlets glabrous. Florescence 6-7 month, month of fruit period 8-11.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment : in elevation of 2500-4200m shrub and grass or fir forest.
Resource distribution: distribution in central Shanxi, South Shaanxi, Western Hubei and Western sichuan.
[ ] bitter taste; micro Xin; cool
[ ] Qufeng functions; heat; detoxicating. Jummah wind disease; carbuncle
[ usage]: orally taken decoction,9-12g. External application: suitable, washed fried; or fresh goods trace and apply.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]

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