The efficacy and function of silky plum

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. It has appeared at a very early time, and it has very satisfactory effects on the treatment of diseases. There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine. Do you know the medicinal material "Silk-spotted Plum"?

[Other names] Primrose, Throat Grass, Primrose

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Primulaceae, a plant of the Primulaceae family.

[Original form] Annual herb. The whole plant is almost hairless or partially ciliated. The taproot is not well developed and has many fibrous roots. Rosette leaves solitary, 2-8 cm in diameter; petiole slender, equal to or slightly longer than leaf blade; leaf blade oblong to ovate-oblong, 6-25 mm long, obtuse or slightly acute at apex, short and gradually narrow at base, with sparse small teeth on margin, glabrous. The pedicels are usually 3 to more than 10,000 in number, emerging from the leaf clusters, 2.5-15 cm high, glabrous or with only sparse, short glandular hairs on the upper part; the umbels are many-flowered; the bracts are linear-lanceolate, about 2 mm long; the pedicels are filiform, of varying lengths, 2-7 cm long; the calyx is cup-shaped, 2-2.5 mm long, 5-partite, and the division reaches about the middle, the lobes are triangular, with acute tips and extremely narrow membranous margins, glabrous or sometimes sparsely covered with glandular hairs; the corolla is white, about 3 mm in diameter, the tube is slightly shorter than the calyx, 5-lobed, and the lobes are oblong; the stamens are borne in the corolla tube, the filaments are about 0.4 mm long, the anthers are oblong-triangular, about 0.3 mm long, and the ovary is spherical. The capsule is nearly spherical, about 2mm in diameter, with a nearly membranous pericarp, covered with a persistent corolla, and 5-valved. The seeds are small, numerous, brown, nearly oblong, about 0.3mm in diameter, and have a reticulated seed coat. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist grasslands, under forests or beside ditches at an altitude of 1000-2000m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The whole plant is wrinkled, the leaves are clustered in rosettes, mostly wrinkled, and the complete leaves are oblong to ovate-oblong when flattened, 0.6-2.5cm long, obtuse or slightly acute at the apex, gradually narrowed at the base, with sparse small teeth on the edge, glabrous, and light yellow; the petiole is slender, equal to or slightly longer than the leaf blade. The peduncle is slender, yellow to red, and covered with short glandular hairs on the upper part; the umbel is multi-flowered; the small flowers are light yellow. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and relieves pain. Sore throat, mouth ulcer, toothache, conjunctivitis, hemiplegia, swelling and pain from falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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