The efficacy and function of red hairy wild begonia

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[Other name] Mountain red hemp

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

[Original form] Erect herb or subshrub, 30-60cm high. Usually unbranched, the stem is quadrangular, light brown or red, and all above-ground parts are covered with flat, long red bristles, glandular hairs and fine hairs. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 2.5-6.5cm long; leaf blade is papery, broadly ovate to elliptical, 5-7.5cm long, 3-5cm wide, gradually pointed at apex, cordate at base, with dense and fine teeth of varying sizes on margin, with long red bristles and long bristle-like marginal hairs at the tooth tips, leaf surface is sparsely rough and pubescent, sometimes with white spots, back side is reddish purple, and only the veins are covered with hairs. There are 5-7 basal veins, the surface is slightly concave, the back of the lateral veins is reddish purple, the basal veins and lateral veins are raised, and the fine veins are reticular. The cyme is terminal, with up to 8 flowers; the pedicel is 5-10mm long; the calyx is cup-shaped, the tube is about 7mm long, reddish, the lobes are 4, narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate, recurved, 3-5mm long, and covered with fine glandular punctate pubescence inside; the petals are 4, pink to purple-red, elliptical or oblong-ovate, with acute tip, 7-11mm long, and glabrous; the stamens are 4 long and 4 short, the longer one is about 21mm long, the anther is lanceolate, slightly curved, without tubercles in front, the base of the connective is not spurred, the shorter one is about 11mm long, the anther is short-lanceolate, the connective extends forward to form tubercles, and swells into a short spur backward; the ovary is semi-inferior, 4-chambered, ovate, with a membranous crown at the tip, and a ring of hairs on the edge of the eaves, and the style is often reddish. The capsule is cup-shaped and enclosed by a persistent calyx, which is often light purple-red, hairy, about 4 mm long and 5 mm in diameter, with a membranous crown exposed outside the calyx. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is about October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: The habitat is on slopes at an altitude of 750-1200m, in moist grass or beside water or in the shade of forest edge.

[Properties] Property identification: The whole plant is mostly wrinkled and broken, 11-24cm long. The stem is quadrangular, covered with flat long red bristles, glandular hairs and soft hairs, about 0.2cm in diameter, and brown-black in color. The leaves are reddish brown, papery, often wrinkled and broken, broadly ovate to elliptical, gradually pointed at the apex, cordate at the base, 5-7.5 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, with fine teeth on the margins, long red bristles and long bristle-like hairs at the tips of the teeth, and sometimes with white spots on the leaf surface. The inflorescence is terminal and often withered and broken. The bracts, pedicels and calyx are covered with flat long red bristles, glandular hairs and soft hairs. The calyx is cup-shaped, 4-lobed, with lanceolate lobes, and the petals are purple-red. The air is weak.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and stop bleeding. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, back pain, hematemesis, metrorrhagia, and traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for washing or mash and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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