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垂盆草 Chuipencao
Chinese Name |
垂盆草 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Chuipencao |
English Name |
Stringy Stonecrop Herb |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Sedi Herba |
Category |
Whole herbs
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Origin |
The dried whole herb of Sedum sarmentosum Bge.(Crassulaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei. |
Macroscopic Features |
Stem is very thin, and reaches a length of over 20cm; on some joints fibrous adventitious roots can be seen. 3 leaves grow in a whorl, leaves have an oblanceolate to oblong shape; green, fleshy, 1.5~2.8cm long, 0.3~0.7cm wide; the tip is extremely pointed and the base is extremely narrow, with distance separating the two ends. faint odor; slightly bitter taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has intact stems and leaves, and the leaves hav a yellowish-green color. |
Properties |
Sweet, tasteless; cool. |
Functions |
Disinhibits and promotes dampness, relieves toxin. Apply to heat-damp jaundice, difficulty in micturition, furuncles and ulcers, acute chronic hepatitis. Reduces glutamic pyruvic transaminase; apply to activity of acute hepatitis, persistent hepatitis, chronic hepatitis. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00264
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