Hibiscus, prescription name Sichuan hibiscus bark, hibiscus bark. Also known as hibiscus bark.
1.Morphological identification: Malvaceae, hibiscus genus. Deciduous shrub or small tree with grayish-brown bark. The height can reach more than 3 4m. Leaves alternate, ovate or rhomboid-ovate, 6 7 cm long, with irregular coarse teeth on the margins, often 3-lobed, with 3 distinct main veins. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils and are usually pale reddish-purple, but also white, purple and double-petaled. The fruit is oblong, pointed at the apex, hairy, and dehisced to 5 lobes when ripe. The seeds have long brown hairs on their backs. Flowering in 8 September. Often commonly cultivated as a hedge. The stem bark is used as medicine. Harvested, washed, cut and dried throughout the year.
2.Efficacy: Sweet and astringent. Insecticidal treatment of ringworm.
3.Indications and usage: stubborn ringworm, apply it externally with rice vinegar soaked juice.
Hibiscus (flower) bitter cold. Clears away heat and detoxifies. It is mainly used for the treatment of dysentery, diarrhea, damp heat and leucorrhoea. It has a better effect on treating dysentery and stopping diarrhea. Every three to five coins are used for decoction; Or roast and grind and swallow, one penny each time, two to three times a day.
fruit) bitter flat. Clears the lungs and dissolves phlegm. Treatment of cough and phlegm asthma: three to five yuan, decoction. Treatment of migraine: appropriate decoction and fumigation.
Hibiscus root (root) is sweet and slightly cold. Clears away heat and dehumidification. Indications for damp and hot leucorrhea: one or two, add one or two lean pork to cook together, eat meat and drink soup.