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Saussurea medusa Maxim.
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English Name |
Medusa Windhairdaisy, Medusa Saussurea |
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Latin name |
Saussurea medusa Maxim. |
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Family & Genus |
Asteraceae, Saussurea |
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Description |
Perennial herb, 8-15cm high. Rhizome slender, rosette originates from neck, with brown remnant petiole. Stem covered with arachnoid tomentum, erect. Leaves crowded, basal leaves ovate rhombic or oval shape, upper edge with 8-12 coarse teeth, leaf apex obtuse, leaf base cuneate, attenuate to 2.5cm sheath petiole; upper leaves ovoid lanceolate or ovate, attenuate, apex pointed or acuminate, white lanose; the leaves on the top linear-lanceolate or linear, margin denticulate or laciniate. Capitulum, numerous, sessile, dense to become globose at the stem ends; involucre 10-15cm long, cylindric; outer layer of involucral bracts purple, linear oblong, with white or brown tomentum; inner layer oblanceolate; corolla purple, ca. 12mm long. Achenes, 8-9mm long, linear fusiform; pappus white, inner layer plumose. Flowering: July to August, fruiting: August to September. |
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Distribution |
Growing on grovel slopes or rock patch of mountains at altitude 4,100-4,800m. Distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and etc. The medicinal materials are mainly produced in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: whole plant with roots. Chinese name: Xuelianhua. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Excavated the whole plant in June-July per year when flowering, removed earth and air-dried. |
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Chemistry |
Aboveground parts contain chrysoeriol-7-O-b-D-glucoside, apigenin-7-O-b-D-glucosider and Saussurea polysaccharide, etc. |
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Pharmacology |
Anti-inflammatory, pain-killing, pregnancy interrupting and uterus-exciting. |
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Properties & Actions |
Sweet, little bitter, warm.Warming kidney and invigorating yang, regulating menstruation and relieving hemorrhage. |
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Indications & Usage |
Impotence, relative weakness in the loins and knees, leukorrhea, irregular menstrual periods, rheumatic arthralgia, hemorrhage caused by trauma.Oral administration: decocting, 6-12g; or made as medicinal liquor. External application: appropriate amount, smashed for applying. |
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Examples |
1. Snow blindness, toothache: medusa windhairdaisy 6-12g. Eat freshly, or decoct in water and swallow.
2. Traumatic hemorrhage: an appropriate amount of medusa windhairdaisy. Apply to the affected lesions.
3. Asthenia and dizziness, tinnitus and blurred vision: whole herb of medusa windhairdaisy 9-15g, decoct and swallow 2-3 times a day. |
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 Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mpid/detail.php?herb_id=D00701 |
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