Source: dried whole grass product Viola yedoensis from Mu Ye.
Source: Practical Color Atlas of Chinese Herbal Medicine in China. Volume III
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Source: dried grass of Viola yedoensis of Violaceae.
The original plant Viola viola, also known as Viola glabra, is a perennial garland herb with thick taproots and short rhizomes. Basal leaves with long stalks, leaf blade papery, narrowly lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 2? 6 cm, the top is obtuse or slightly heart-shaped, the edge is obviously downward, and the teeth are shallow and round. Both sides of the base are sparsely pilose, and the stipules are separated into rhombic triangles, which are destined to be hairy. Hua Chun? The sky is open, purple, symmetrical, with long curved pedicels, sepals 5, ovate-lanceolate, semicircular appendages with enlarged base at the top, round or small teeth, and inverted petals? Oval, with a large distance below and a thin tube at the bottom; There are five stamens, two glandular appendages protruding from the inside at the bottom, and membranous appendages at the top of anthers. Capsule elliptic, ca. 8 mm, 3-lobed; There are many kinds of seeds.
Students are often in mountainous areas and wet grassland slopes and fields. Distributed in the northeast and east of China. Japan.
Harvesting, processing, spring and autumn harvesting, impurity removal and drying. The medicinal properties of this product
Most of them are curled into a ball, and the main roots are long and conical, with a diameter of 1 to 3 mm, yellowish brown and fine longitudinal stripes. Basal leaves, grayish green, flat leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, length 1.5? 6 cm, 1-2 cm wide, blunt or round at the top, a little heart-shaped and often descending, with blunt teeth at the base of the edge, sparse hairs on both sides and narrow wings on the petiole. A flower with five petals and a slender purple or light brown tubular stem. Capsule elliptic or 3-lobed, with many light brown seeds. Slightly gas, slightly bitter, slightly sticky. The color of green is better.
Bitter, pungent and cold taste and function. Heart and liver. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and reducing swelling. Used for furuncle, furuncle, erysipelas, cellulitis, snake bite, jaundice and urinary tract infection. The usual dose is 15? 30 grams, suitable for external use, freshly mashed, suitable for the affected area.
Function: Heart Meridian and Liver Meridian. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and reducing swelling. Used for furuncle, furuncle, erysipelas, cellulitis, snake bite, jaundice and urinary tract infection. The usual dose is 15? 30 grams, suitable for external use, freshly mashed, suitable for the affected area.
Taste: bitter, pungent and cold.