三加皮
Acanthopanax trifoliatus L. Merr.
Habitat
A scrambling shrub, thorny. Flowers from August to October. On slopes, roadside, thickets.

Preparation
Use roots, leaves. Collect roots all year around, dry under sun. Collect leaves in summer and autumn, use fresh.

Properties
Bitter and astringent tasting; cool. Antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic stagnant blood dispelling, analgesic.

主治用法Indications
  1. 感冒发烧骨痛Colds, fever, bone pain
  2. 风湿关节痛,腰腿痛Rheumatic arthralgia, lumbago
  3. 胃痛,肠炎Gastric pain, enteritis
  4. 黄疸,胆囊炎,胆石症Jaundice, cholecystitis, gall stone
  5. 白带,尿路结石Leucorrhea, urinary tract stone.
    外用治铁打损伤、湿疹。每用1至2辆,水煎服;外用适量鲜根、叶捣烂敷或煎水洗患处。External use in traumatic injury, eczema, boils and pyodermas. Use 30-60gm. Prepare as decoction. Macerate fresh roots and leaves for topical application, or boil in water for washing.
Prescriptions
  1. Rheumatic arthralgia: Acanthopanax trifoliatus roots 150gm, dried squid 2, boil in equal parts of wine and water.
  2. Leucorrhea: Acanthopanax trifoliatus roots, Evolvulus alsinoides 30gm each, as decoction.