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Callicarpa rubella Lindl.
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English Name |
Reddish Beautyberry, |
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Latin name |
Callicarpa rubella Lindl. |
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Family & Genus |
Verbenaceae, Callicarpa |
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Description |
Shrubs, 1-3m tall. Twigs with yellow brown and multicellular glandular hairs. Single leaves opposite; subsessile; blades obovate or obovate-elliptic, 10-20cm long, 3-10cm wide, apex caudate-pointed or acuminate, base heart-shaped, nearly ear-shaped or skewed, margin with fine serrations, surface slightly with multicellular single hairs, back side with stellate hairs, single hairs, glandular hairs and yellow glandular dots; lateral veins 6-10 pairs. Cymes axillary, 2-4cm wide, with same hairs as twigs; peduncles 2-3cm long; bracts small, ovate; calyx cup-shaped, calyx teeth not prominent or obtuse-triangular, with stellate hairs or glandular hairs and yellow glandular dots; corolla purple red, yellow green or white, about 3mm long, apex 4 lobed, lobes obtuse-round, with glandular hairs and yellow glandular dots; stamens 4, twice as long as corolla; ovary hairy. Fruits purple red, about 2mm in diameter. Flowering: May to July, fruiting: July to November. |
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Distribution |
Growing in mountain slopes, river valleys, forests and thickets at altitude 300-1,900m. Distributed in Southwest China, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: leaves and tender branchlet and roots. Chinese: leaves and tender branchlet: Hongzizhu. Root: Duijieshugen. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Leaf and tender branchlet: collected in summer and autumn, sun-dried or used fresh. Roots: excavated in autumn, well washed, sliced and sun-dried. |
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Properties & Actions |
Leaf and twiggery: little bitter, neutral. Root: pungent bitter, neutral.Leaf and tender branch: cooling blood, arresting bleeding, detoxifying and dispersing swelling. Root: cooling heat, arresting bleeding, removing wind and relieving pain. |
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Indications & Usage |
Leaves and tender branches: non-traumatic hemorrhage, hematemesis, empsyxis, hemorrhoid bleeding, injuries caused by falls, traumatic hemorrhage, anthracia and sores. Root: hematemesis, hematuria, migraine, rheumatic arthralgia.Leaf and tender branch: oral administration: decocting, 15-30g. External: appropriate amount, triturated for application or powdered and scattered. Root: oral administration: decocting, 15-30g. |
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Examples |
Treat hematemesis; non-traumatic hemorrhage; empsyxis: reddish beautyberry leaf 30g, Chinese arborvitae leaves 60g. Decoct in water and swallow. |
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