Large uniflora

[ ] from Kunming."" common folk herbal medicine
Pinyin name ] [ Dà Dú Yè Cǎ o
[ English ] Root or leaf of Dockleaf name Goldenray
[ alias ] blood Dan, the greater horseshoe incense, uniflora
[ source ]
Medicine medium source: for composite plant Kingdonia uniflora root, leaf.
Latin animal mineral name: Ligularia lapathifolia ( Franch. ) Hand.-Mazz.[Senecio lapathifoliuas Franch.]
Harvest and storage: autumn, winter harvest, clean, fresh or dried.
[ ] in the original morphology of Kingdonia uniflora perennial, up to 1m, diameter 1.5-2cm. The roots of more than 10, tufted. Stems stout, is arachnoid shorthair. Kat alternate; lower leaf Youji slightly clasping the long handle; leaf blade oblong to ovate-lanceolate, long40cm, width20cm, often slightly longer than petioles, base truncate or slightly decurrent, margin with a small pointed denticles, has more than 10 of the veins pinnate, below or two sides by silk state sparse hairs; leaf in smaller, lower attenuate and amplexicaul; upper leaves small, lanceolate. Flower heads are arranged in dense, corymbose or compound corymbose, have short or long stems and bar bract; involucre broadly campanulate, densely infested filiform hairs; involucral bracts oblong,10-13,10-15mm long, margin membranous; a1layer, the tongue piece15-18mm, yellow. Achenes obovoid; crested red brown, ca. and flower corolla length. Fruit period7-10 month.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment: born in Grass Valley slope.
Resource distribution: distribution in Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.
[ ] taste slightly bitter flavour;; heat; the small poison
[ ] blood stasis and promoting blood circulation functions; pain relief. The main injuries; bruising pain; rheumatic arthralgia
[ usage] oral administration: grind end,0.9-1.5g, boiling water or wine delivery service. External application: suitable, grind end tune apply.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
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