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Saussurea stella Maxim.
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English Name |
Starry Windhairdaisy, Starry Saussurea |
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Latin name |
Saussurea stella Maxim. |
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Family & Genus |
Asteraceae, Saussurea |
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Description |
Herb, stemless. Most leaves herbaceous, concentrated to be stellate rosulate, bar shape, 6-19cm long, 5-15cm wide, anterior-end subulately long acuminate, leaf base often enlarged, purplish red, entire, glabrous. Capitulum, diameter 7-10cm, sessile, usually 25-30 or more concentrated to be ball-shaped; involucre cylindric, 10-12cm long, involucral bracts herbaceous, about 5 layers, anterior end purplish red, outer layer oblong, middle layer oblong, inner layer bar-shaped, obtuse or slightly pointed, margin membranous; stipule blades setaceous; corolla 12-15mm long. Achenes, 3-4mm long, anterior end with membranous coronule; pappus white, outer layer hairy, short, inner layer plumose. Flowering: July to August. |
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Distribution |
Growing on mountain grassland and grassy slopes. Distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: whole plant. Chinese name: Fudifengmaoju. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Collected in Sept., washed, and sun-dried. |
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Chemistry |
Whole plant contains apigenin, acacetin, tilianin and kaempferol, etc. |
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Properties & Actions |
Pungent, bitter, neutral.Dispelling pathogenic wind and removing dampness, freeing the network vessels and soothing sinew. |
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Indications & Usage |
Rheumatic arthralgia, contracture of tendons and vessels.Oral administration: decocting, 15-24g. |
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mpid/detail.php?herb_id=D00703 |
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