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Cypripedium macranthum Sw.
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English Name |
Tibet Ladyslipper, Airyfruit Musella |
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Latin name |
Cypripedium macranthum Sw. |
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Family & Genus |
Orchidaceae, Cypripedium |
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Description |
Herbs, 30-45cm tall. Rhizome short, with numerous slender fibrous roots, khaki. Stem erect, stout, with 3-5 leaves. Leaves alternate; leaves elliptic or ovate elliptic, apex short and acuminate, base contractive and narrow into sheath amplexicaulis, entire, upper part dark green, lower part light green, both sides with thin hairs. Flowers large, solitary, rarely 2, acrogenous; purple red, rarely flowers white; middle sepals broad ovate, 4-5cm long; synsepals oval, shorter and narrower than middle sepals, acute tip with 2 teeth; petals lanceolate, longer than middle sepals, base of inner surface with long hairs; labels nearly as long as petals, purple red or dark purple, bottom and base within the capsule with long pubescence, front of upper part bent inward; staminodes nearly oval arrow-shaped or oblong arrow-shaped, 10-17mm long, colour light or black purple; ovary pubescent to glabrous. Flowering: May to July. |
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Distribution |
Growing in forest grasslands of mountains at altitude 3,000-4,000m, or river valleys, and riverside grasslands. Distributed in Northeast, North and Southwest China, Tibet and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: roots. Chinese name: Dunshengcao. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Excavated from July to September. |
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Properties & Actions |
Bitter, little warm, mild-toxic.Inducing urination, dispersing swelling, activating blood and relieving pain. |
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Indications & Usage |
Edema in the lower extremities, stramgutia, leucorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, injuries from falls.Oral administration: decocting, 6-9g. |
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