Turtle seven
Menispermaceae Stephania for the species of gold hanging turtle stephania cepharantha hayata roots. Its root hypertrophy, Chengbian round, shaped like a turtle, it was this name.
Hemsleya perennial herbaceous vine. The underground root hypertrophy, flat round or irregular in shape, rough surface. Stems slender, young branches with dense undercoat, without getting the old branches. There are two bifurcation of the axillary leaf tendrils; leaves alternate, palmately compound leaves a bird-like toes, leaflets 5-7 pieces. Flowers unisexual, different strains of female and male, are arranged in the evacuation of the panicles, peduncle slender, corolla orange-yellow or orange-red. June-July flowering, 8. September results, gourd-like fruit tube inverted cone-shaped, mature crack the top 3. Distributed under the valley floor, Zhang Po River and other places. Growing at an altitude of 900-1600 m slopes, forest, grass.
The drug has a detoxification, swelling and pain. For upper respiratory tract infection, the text bronchitis, pneumonia, stomach pain, ulcer disease, enteritis, urinary tract infections, sepsis and a variety of other infections, swelling of unknown drugs and so on.
Hemsleya is becoming endangered species, rare folk medicine, should pay attention to the protection of wild resources and ecological environment, collecting big to stay small when digging, and a large number of artificial propagation and cultivation, to expand the distribution and amount of resources.
Note: Menispermaceae plants hanging gold turtle (5stephania cepharantha) tuber also known as "Turtle Seven" (see "gong seven") |
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