Pinyin name Li Maoju

English name beauty Saussurea

Alias "many thieves"

Source: the root of Saussurea involucrata.

Latin plant and animal mineral name: Saussurea involucrata

Harvest and storage: June+10/October 5438, cleaned and dried.

Saussurea involucrata, a perennial herb, is 4- 15cm high. Rootstock is stout and woody, with residual petiole at the top. The stems are erect and sparsely covered with long soft secrets. Basal leaves are rosette-shaped, oblanceolate to elliptic, 3-9 cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide, with round apex and short tip, sparse teeth and marginal hairs on the leaf margin, elongated into stalks at the base, coarse hairs on the upper surface and growth hairs attached to the lower midvein; Cauline leaves are small and lanceolate. Head, single terminal, up to 3 cm in diameter, bell-shaped involucre, purple involucre or with purple edge, short tip, 4 rows, outer row lanceolate, linear; Flowers are tubular, purple, bisexual, 2.5 cm long, 5-lobed at the top, achene, oblong, hairless, with black patterns; The crown is white, the outer layer is short and rough, and the inner layer is feathery. The flowering period is July-August.

Habitat distribution ecological environment: born in grasslands, roadsides and foothills above 4000 meters above sea level.

Distribution of resources: distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.

Bitter in nature; Xin; Sexual apathy

Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials; Explain the appearance and make a thorough diagnosis. Indications of influenza; Sore throat; Measles; Rubella.

Administration and dosage: Take orally: decocted, 3-9g.

Various discussions 1. Selected Chinese herbal medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai to treat influenza, sore throat, measles and nettle.

2. Atlas of Tibetan Plateau Drugs: It can cure food poisoning and has sedative and anesthetic effects.

Excerpts from Chinese Materia Medica