<h1>Diding</h1>
Pinyin Dì Dīnɡ
Aliases: Arrow grass ("Pu Ji Fang"), croissant ("Qiankun Business Secret"), Lone Tiger ("Outline"), Diding Grass ("Materia Medica"), Ruyi Grass ("Diet Recipe for Living with Rest").
Source 《本經逢原》
Source: Whole root grass of the viola family Purple Flower Diding, Ploughweed Grass; Legume Rice Pocket, Millet Pocket or Gentian Family Plant South China Gentian.
(1) Purple flower ground, plough grass: From May to August, when the fruit is ripe, take the whole grass with roots, go to the soil and dry it.
(2) Rice pocket and millet pocket: spring and autumn digging with root whole grass, sun-dried or fresh.
(3) South China gentian: in spring and summer, when the flowers first bloom, take whole grass and dry it in the sun.
Original form (1) Purple flower diding, also known as: purple diding, rabbit ear grass, Liao viola.
It is a perennial herb, 7 to 15 cm tall, densely covered with short white hairs. The taproot is thick and yellowish-white. The leaves are clustered from the roots; the petiole is 3 to 10 cm long, slightly winged on both sides of the upper part; the leaf is membranous, linear lanceolate, and the base is attached to the petiole; the leaves are oblong, long ovate to linear broad lanceolate, 2 to 9 cm long and 0.5 to 3.5 cm wide, blunt at the apex, shallow heart-shaped or truncated at the base, and shallow blunt teeth at the edges. Flower axillary, lilac, The diameter is about 1.5 cm; the peduncle is 4 to 1.0 cm long, with 2 small bracts in the middle of the line; the sepals are 5, lanceolate, with round appendages under the sepals; the petals are 5, inverted ovate oval, the lower 1 is larger, the base is extended in a sac-like or tubular distance, about 7 mm long; stamens 5, anther binding, drug septum width, surrounding the ovary, the filament is short and wide, the base of the 2 below it has an appendage with honey glands, extending into the flower distance; the upper ovary, the carpel 3, 1 chamber, the ovule majority, the flower pillar 1, the stigma 3 split. The capsule is oblong, about 1 cm long, split into 3 lobes, each with a groove and a calyx at the base. The seeds are oval, brownish yellow and smooth. Flowering period is from March to April. The fruiting period is from May to August.
It grows in meadows or hillsides. It is distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places.
(2) Plough grass, detailed "plough grass" strip.
(3) Rice pocket, also known as: rice bag ("Compendium"), rice pocket, multi-flowered rice pocket, mao zi yunying, boil poisonous grass, small dinghua.
It is a perennial herb, 5 to 10 cm tall, covered with long white hairs. The taproot is straight down, up to 1 cm in diameter. The stem is short, clustered, singular pinnate compound leaves, with long stalks, 11 to 21 leaflets, broadly oval, ovate or long ovate, 1 to 2 cm long, 2 to 8 mm wide, blunt at the apex, rounded at the base, and full margin. Flower stems emerge from leaf clusters, flowers 5 to 7 flowers, apical, umbel-shaped inflorescence; bract lanceolate, small bracts 2, linear lanceolate; calyx bell-shaped, calyx 5, unequal length, upper 2 slightly larger, lower 1 small, mixed white and black soft hairs; corolla butterfly,purple viola, flag petal broadly inverted ovate, about 13 mm long, slightly absent at the apex, wing lobe oblong wedge-shaped, about 10 mm long, with short claws; keel petals short, about 6 mm long; stamens 10, two bodies (901), upper ovary, oblong oval, short, hairless, The stigma is swollen. The pods are cylindrical in shape and 2.5 to 3 cm long. The seeds are kidney-shaped and black. Flowering period is from April to May. The fruiting period is from May to June.
Wild in the wilderness and mountains. It is distributed in the south of Northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places.
(4) Xiaomi pocket
Perennial herb. The taproot is stout. The stems are short, with short underground stems. Leaf triangular, basal synphyte, sparsely haired; pinnate compound leaves 2 to 20 cm long; leaflets 7 to 19, ovate, oval or lanceolate, 5 to 25 mm long, 2 to 7 mm wide, blunt or sharply pointed at the apex, blunt and rounded at the base, sparsely coated on both sides, the total peduncle is nearly equal to the length of the leaves, sparsely hairy; umbel inflorescence has 2 to 4 flowers; bracts, small bracts sparsely haired; calyx, 5 to 7 mm long, covered with white sparse soft hairs, calyx lanceolate; corolla red-purple, flag petals about 13 mm long, oval, wing length 11 mm, Narrowly wedge-shaped, the keel flap is 5.5 mm long. The pods are oblong cylindrical, 15 to 20 mm long and 3 to 4 mm wide, covered with long soft hairs.
It grows on hillsides, grasslands and sandy lands. It is found in the northeast and Henan.
(5) South China gentian
Short herb, 3 to 8 cm tall. The stem is erect, clumpy and slightly rough. Leaves are sessile, oval or oblong lanceolate, the leaves near the base are larger, 1 to 1.5 cm long and 3 to 5 mm wide, the upper leaves are smaller, about 5 mm long, sharply pointed at the apex, full margin, the main vein is obvious, the lateral vein is not obvious. The flowers are solitary in the apex of the stem; the calyx is tubular, about 5 mm long, the lobes are 5, shorter than the calyx, linear, pointed apex, sparsely hairless or hairless; the corolla funnel-like, 1 to 1.5 cm long, green on the outside, purple on the inside, lobes 5, ovate lanceolate, short pointed, the folds between them are shorter, about 1/3 of the lobes; stamens 5, born on the corolla, not exposed; ovary superior, 1 ventricle, pedunculation 1, stigma 2 lobes. The first end is round. 1 seed. Flowering occurs in April. The fruiting period is from May to June.
It grows in the grass of the mountain meadows on the edge of the ditch. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
Traits (1) Purple flower ditin
Also known as: Viola Di Ding. It is a whole grass with roots of the plant purple flower ditin or ploughweed grass. Commercially available products are mostly wrinkled and bent into irregular clumps, with several main roots, 3 to 5 cm long and 1 to 3 mm in diameter. The surface is wrinkled and rough, earthy yellow, wavy and curved, with whisker root marks. The aerial part is dark green to greenish yellow, the petiole is slender, twisted, the leaves are extremely wrinkled, and when soaked in hot water, they are oblong or linear lanceolate, and the whole is hairy. The flower stem is slender, often with a triforated capsule at the apex, containing most of the seeds, and is oblong spherical and pale yellowish brown. The texture is brittle and fragile. The air is slightly odorous, the taste is slightly bitter and astringent and slightly sticky. It is better to have yellow-green color, neatness and no impurities.
The main products are Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.
(2) Sweet didecine
Also known as: rice pocket di ding, radish di ding. For plant rice pockets or millet pockets of roots or whole grass with roots. The main root is spindle-shaped, long tapered or long cylindrical, 10 to 20 cm long and 3 to 6 mm in diameter. The surface is reddish brown to earthy yellow, rough, with longitudinal wrinkles, somewhat twisted, or with residual branches and whisker roots, and the skin holes are transverse, slightly protruding, dotted and linear, and slightly darker in color. There are mostly basal leaves at the upper end. The leaves are pinnate compound leaves with slender petioles, small leaves oval or oblong, covered with white soft hairs, mostly gray-green. Sometimes cylindrical pods are visible, densely covered with soft hairs, cracked or unpacked. The main root is strong and slightly tough, and it is difficult to break. There are many fibers in the folded surface, milky white, the inner surface is uneven, slightly granular, milky yellow, and there are radial patterns, the gas is slightly odorous, the taste is light and sweet. It is preferable to have thick and long roots, green leaves, and no impurities.
The main production of northeast, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places.
(3) Gentian didecine
Also known as: South China Diding, is a whole grass with flowers in the plant South China Gentian. Dry and wrinkled into irregular clumps, the roots are earthy yellow. Soaked in hot water, spread out to observe: stems grow from the base, mostly, purple-red, with bell-shaped flowers with lilac or pale earth yellow-green at the tip. The leaves grow in pairs, oblong to oblong oval, with shorter or no petioles; the leaves near the base are dense and larger in shape, and the upper leaves are sparse and smaller in shape. The texture is brittle and brittle. It has a grassy atmosphere and a light and slightly bitter taste. It is preferable to have a short plant, blue leaves and purple flowers.
The main products are Guangxi, Guangdong and other places.
The chemical composition of purple flower ditin whole grass contains glycosides, flavonoids, waxes (for waxy acids and unsaturated acids, etc.), the flowers also contain wax, wax contains saturated acid (mainly waxy acid) 34.9%, unsaturated acid 5.8%, alcohol 10.3%, hydrocarbons about 47%.
Sexual taste bitter, cold.
(1) "Yunnan Materia Medica": "Cold in nature, bitter in taste." "
(2) "Outline": "Bitter, cold, non-toxic." "
Into the heart, liver meridian.
(1) "Yu Yu Medicinal Solution": "Start with the less yin heart." Foot less yang biliary meridian. "
(2) "To dispense medicine": "into the liver and spleen two meridians." "
Functional indications for clearing heat and dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling. Cures boils, carbuncles, fistulas, jaundice, dysentery, diarrhea, red eyes, throat paralysis, venomous snake bites.
(1) "Yunnan Materia Medica": "Breaking blood, relieving carbuncle scabies, nine kinds of hemorrhoids, various sores poisoning." "
(2) "Outline": "Indications for the treatment of all carbuncles on the back, boils and fistulas, nameless swelling and poison, and bad sores." "
(3) "Materia Medica Seeks Origin": "Cool blood, reduce swelling and poison." Cure blood heat tendon impotence, compress sores wonderfully. "
(4) "Lingnan Medicine Collection": "As a laxative and vomit medicine." "
(5) "Commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai": "Clear heat and detoxification, external use to pull out poison and reduce swelling." Cures red swelling and pain, stye, sore swelling poison, cradle carbuncle, enteritis diarrhea, venomous snake bites. "
(6) Su Yi's "Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Cure all purulent infections, venomous snake bites, lymph nodes, jaundice, nephritis, cystitis, joint swelling and pain, blood in the stool, nosebleeds, eye conjunctivitis, prostatitis." "
Dosage for internal use: decoction, 0.5 to 1 pair (fresh 2 to 3 two); mash the juice or grind the powder. External use: mash or boil paste spreader.
Pay attention to those with weak constitutions.
Compound (1) cure boils swelling poison: purple flower ditin grass, mash juice to serve. (A Thousand Golden Fangs)
(2) Cure carbuncle back, nameless swelling: purple flower dichocene, three volts when harvested, with white noodles and into, salt and vinegar soaked overnight paste. ("Sun Tianren's Collection of Effects")
(3) Cure all evil sores: purple flower ditin root, dry day, in a jar, burn smoke, smoke the sores, yellow water, take all the healing. ("Hygiene Easy Simple Formula")
(4) Cure milk blowing and all poisons: yellow flower ditin (that is, dandelion), purple flower di ding eight two each. Wash with long running water, boil the juice with water to remove the slag, and then boil it into a paste sticker. ("Huizhitang Experience Fang" Diding Cream)
(5) Cure all purulent infections, lymph nodes: (1) purple flower ditin, dandelion, half lotus five dollars each. Fry. The residue is applied externally. (2) Fresh purple flowers and fresh wild chrysanthemums are each in pairs. Mash the juice together and serve it twice. The residue is applied externally. (3) Fresh purple flower ditin and fresh hibiscus flower are equal in amount. Add a little salt and mash the affected area. At the same time, use purple flower ditin two to three two, fry. (Su Yi's Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
(6) Cure the blood under the hot intestinal carbuncle: fresh purple flower di ding eight dollars to one or two (dry five to eight dollars), and fry into half a bowl, serve before rice, serve twice a day. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
(7) Treatment of jaundice internal fever: end of the earth. Three dollars for wine. ("Qiankun Business Secret")
(8) Treatment of enteritis and dysentery: one or two purple flowers and red vines, two or two ant grasses, and three dollars of skullcap. Fry. (Su Yi's Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
(9) Treatment of prostatitis: purple flower ditin, purple ginseng, plantain each five dollars, haijinsha one or two. Decoction, one dose daily, divided into two doses, for several days. (Su Yi's Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
(10) Cure laryngeal paralysis: arrow grass leaves, grind, into the sauce a little, pen dipped into the throat, vomit. (Pujifang)
(11) Cure children's horse tooth chancre, festering and smelly: purple flower di ding root is not informal. Bake with new tiles, for the end, rub the affected area. (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica)
(12) Treatment of pediatric liver fever epistaxis: purple flower dipterine (fresh) two to three two. Add honey one or two, fry in water, and serve for several days. (Hubei "Chinese Herbal Medicine Earthwork Method")
(13) Cure poisonous snake bites: (1) Fresh purple flower diping juice a wine glass, take internally; medicinal residue plus a little yellow, adjust the affected area. (Su Yi", "Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine") (2) Fresh purple flower di ding, fresh melon seed gold, fresh half lotus each appropriate amount. Pound it like mud and apply it to the affected area. (Handbook of Small Herbs in Henan)
(14) Treatment of bruises: purple flower diding (fresh) mashed, formula applied externally. (Hubei "Chinese Herbal Medicine Earthwork Method")
(15) Cure scabies: purple flower dipterine and large maple oil, mercury, sulfur combined with pounding for external use. (Lingnan Medicine Collection)
(16) Those who cannot cure the sticky pharynx of rice mango: arrow grass, chew and swallow. ("Qiankun Business Secret")
In addition to the above varieties, in Guangdong, long calyx viola, Shaanxi with white viola, Xinjiang with fragrant whole grass as purple flower ditin into medicine.
There is also a kind of bitter di ditin, which is the whole grass of the poppy family ditin purple viola. Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Qinghai, Shandong and other places as "di Ding" into the medicine. Detailed "Kudiddin" article.
Excerpt from the Dictionary of Chinese Medicine