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Friends who don’t know about Lycopodiella will not understand what effects and functions it has. Lycopodiella is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Many people only know it in terms of its shape, so it is difficult to understand what benefits Lycopodiella can really bring to people’s health. We need to have a deep understanding of this medicinal material.

[Other names] Red safflower, campion, small pointed leaf ginseng

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root and whole herb of the Caryophyllaceae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 25-85cm tall. The roots are thick and spindle-shaped. Stem solitary, erect, sparsely pubescent above. Simple leaves are opposite; leaves are oblong or ovate-oblong, 3.5-10cm long, about 3.5cm wide, gradually pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, and covered with hard soft hairs on both sides. Inflorescence: cymes, with 2-3 flowers, often with single flowers at the ends of short branches in leaf axils; bracts awl-shaped, densely pubescent; pedicels short, densely pubescent; calyx tube clavate, with 10 veins, densely pubescent; petals 5, dark red, clawed at base, pubescent on margins, 4-lobed, with the middle 2 lobes larger and the outer 2 lobes smaller, with 2 scales at throat; stamens 10; ovary oblong-cylindrical, styles 5, filiform. Capsule 5-valved, with recurved serrations. The seeds are small, dark brown or black, with wart-like protrusions on the surface. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain meadows and forest grasslands at an altitude of 400-2000m.

【Properties】 Identification of properties: The whole plant is 25-85cm long. Stem single, sparsely pubescent above. Simple leaves are opposite, complete leaves are oblong or ovate-oblong, gradually pointed at the apex, obtuse at the base, 3.5-10cm long, up to 3.5cm wide, and covered with soft hairs on both sides. Inflorescences are corymbs or solitary flowers borne at branch ends or in leaf axils. The calyx tube is clavate, 5-lobed at the apex, densely covered with soft hairs; there are 5 petals, dark red, clawed at the base, 4-lobed, with the middle 2 lobes larger; there are 10 stamens; the style is filiform, and the ovary is oblong-cylindrical. Capsule 5-valved. The seeds are small, dark black, with pointed protrusions on the surface; they have a faint odor and a light taste.

[Chemical composition] The whole herb of Origenia grandiflora contains flavonoid components orientin, isorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, and their 8α-, 6α- and 6β-isomers and glycoside derivatives, ecdysterone, polypodine A, and α-ecdysone. The whole plant of the same genus, Lycopodiella ciliata, contains ecdysteroids. The whole herb of Psoralea corylifolia contains orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, glycoside derivatives of these compounds and their 8α-, 6α- and 6β-isomers.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; Cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and promotes diuresis; strengthens the spleen; calms the mind. It is used to treat urinary incontinence, infantile malnutrition, night sweats, headache, and insomnia.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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