Herbal name

Thin wind wheel dish, alias wild mint, scissors grass, tower flower, thin wind wheel dish.

Herbal theme

Labiatae.

Brief introduction of herbs

1. Plant morphology: perennial herbs. When the stem is born, it crawls on the ground, then stands upright or inclined, up to 30 cm long, bald or slightly hairy. The leaves are ovate, 1 ~ 2 cm long, wedge-shaped at the base, obtuse at the top, and serrated at the edge. The flowers are pink and terminal or axillary, the calyx and corolla are lip-shaped with 4-5 cracks, stamen 10, ovary superior, 4 cells. Four little nuts.

2. Ecological distribution: it is produced in the south-central provinces of China; Most of them are born in the grass beside the bushes on the hillside and grow in streams, roadside wetlands and villages and towns.

3. Medicinal part: the whole herb is used as medicine, which can be collected in summer and autumn.

4. Use: Bitter, pungent and cool. Dispel wind and dissipate heat, detoxify and reduce swelling. Indications: breast abscess, diphtheria, dysentery and tripterygium wilfordii poisoning; Ten thousand external application carbuncle swelling sore poison.

5. Dosage: 3 ~ 7 yuan.