("Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan")

Small cat eyes with different names, wild buckwheat seeds.

The source is the whole grass of Polygonum nepalensis of Polygonaceae.

Plant morphology Polygonum nepalensis

Annual herb, 30 ~ 50 cm tall. The stems are slender, erect or procumbent, with branches, slightly enlarged nodes and longitudinal grooves. Simple leaves alternate; The lower leaf has a handle, and the upper leaf is nearly sessile, holding the handle; The leaf blade is ovate or triangular-ovate, 3-5 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, the apex is acuminate, the base is truncated or rounded, the whole leaf blade is wing-shaped or earlobe-shaped along the petiole, and golden yellow glandular spots are densely covered below; Stipules sheath is tubular, membranous, light brown, flat at the top and long hair at the base. The head is spherical, terminal or axillary, with glandular hairs on the upper part of the peduncle; Involucre ovate-lanceolate; Flowers white or reddish, dense; Perianth usually 4-parted, lobes oblong; 6 ~ 7 stamens; Style 2, connate at lower part, oval ovary, capitate stigma. Achenes are round, protruding on both sides, black, densely punctate and dull, surrounded by persistent perianth. The flowering period is May-June. The fruiting period is July-August.

Born in mountainous areas with deep and humid soil and abundant sunshine, beside ditches and roadsides. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Yunnan, Tibet, Guangdong, Sichuan and other places.

Harvesting in spring and summer, and drying.

Cold in nature and bitter in taste.

Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials. Treat sore throat, red eyes, swollen gums and dysentery.

Oral administration and dosage: decocted, 3 ~ 8 yuan.

Remind you: this cat's eye Chinese herbal medicine comes from the internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before use.