Chinese scientific name A mouthful of red.
Pinyin yì kǒu hóng
English name: Herb of PeDunculoside
Latin scientific name ilex pedunculosa miq
Alias A mouthful of blood.
It is the leaves and branches of holly plants.
Original form
Long-stemmed holly is an evergreen shrub 4-5m tall. The twigs are stout, cylindrical, and the petioles are 1-2 cm longThe leaves are thin leathery, ovate, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 4-10 cm long and 2-3 cm wide5 cm, apex acuminate, base rounded, margins nearly entire, or often inconspicuously sparsely serrated near apex, slightly concave above midrib, somewhat hairy, not obvious on both sides of the lateral vein. Inflorescences solitary leaf axils;Spend 4 or 5 counts;The male inflorescence has 3-9 flowers, and the total peduncle is about 25cm, peduncle about 24mm, calyx diameter about 15 mm, petals ovate, slightly symphysic at base, stamens shorter than corolla;The female inflorescence is often degenerate, leaving only 1 flower, sparsely 3 flowers, the peduncle is slender, 1-1 long5 cm, calyx about 3 mm in diameter, lobes triangular, corolla about 5 mm in diameter, petals ovate, ovary wide conical, stigma papillary. Fruit spherical, 7-8 mm in diameter, red;4-5 nuclei, oval, smooth, with 1 line along the middle of the back;Endocarpal leather. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from July to October.
Habitat Division
Ecological environment: It often grows in hillside shrubs and alpine forests at an altitude of 1000-1300m.
Resource distribution: distributed in Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.
Character Leaves ovate or oblong-elliptic, some broken or wrinkled, 5-8 cm long, 2-7 cm wide, often finely serrated in the middle or near apex;Yellow-green, petioles 12-17 mm long;Thin leather;The breath is slight and the taste is slightly bitter.
Dosage Internal: decoction, 45-9g。External use: appropriate amount, apply at the end of grinding.
Store in a cool and dry place to prevent moths.
Efficacy and function
Sexual taste Bitter taste;Astringent;Cool sex.
Returning to the lungs;Liver;Kidneys;Large intestine meridian.
Function: Dispelling wind and dehumidifying;Disperse stasis and stop bleeding. Rheumatism and paralysis of the main rheumatism;Traumatic hemorrhage;bruises;**Chapped;Scar. Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica".
Hundred Families Help Program "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, stopping bleeding and relieving pain, and is used for traumatic bleeding, rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, bruises, chapping, and scarring.