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地桃花
Urena lobata L. |
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Habitat
An erect subshrub 1m high. Flowers from summer to winter. On slopes, roadside scrub or thickets.
Preparation
Use roots or whole herb. Collect all year round, wash, use fresh or dry.
Properties
Sweet and bland tasting; cool. Antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic.
主治用法Indications
根Roots:
- 风湿关节痛Rheumatic arthralgia
- 感冒，扁桃体炎Colds, tonsillitis
- 肠炎，痢疾，消化不良Enteritis, dysentery, indigestion
- 白带Leucorrhea
- 疟疾Malaria
- 甲状腺肿大Goitre
全草：外用治铁打损伤、骨折、乳腺炎、毒蛇咬伤。每用根5钱至1两，水煎服；全草外用适量，鲜品捣烂敷患处。Use whole herb externally in traumatic injury, fractures, wounds, mastitis, snake bite. Use root 15-30gm, prepare as decoction. Macerate fresh herb for topical use.
Prescriptions
Rheumatic arthralgia: Urena lobata root 30-60gm, one pork hock, cook in equal parts of wine and water for 3 hours.
Remarks:
Another species, Urena sinuate, having yellowish green color on center of leaf resembling dog paw, has similar therapeutic effects. |
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