Thorn ginseng
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It is the root and stem of the plant Ginseng of the Family Pentagram family.
In summer and autumn, stems are picked or roots are dug up, washed, sliced and dried.
It grows at altitudes of 1400-1550 in coniferous forests, mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests, deciduous broad-leaved forests with good drainage and humus fertility.
It is found in the Northeast region.
Alias Northeast thorn ginseng
【Original form】
Spiny algae leaf shrub, about 1 m tall and up to 3 m thin. The roots are thick and long, rod-shaped, with fewer lateral roots. The stem is erect, less branched, with thorns and more node spines. The bark is pale greyish yellow, with large, white buds, and brown buds with dense spiny hairs. Single-leaf alternate; petiole length 4-18 cm, dense needle prick, basal expansion of the stem;
The leaves are palmate 3-5 lobes, 8–20 cm long and 12–32 cm wide, lobed triangular or broadly triangular, glabrous or sparse bristles above, short soft hairs along the veins below, heart-shaped at the base, irregular serrations or buds at the edges, spiny hairs, dark green above, raised main veins, sparsely hairy, pale grayish-green below, densely hairy along the veins, and the lateral veins and reticules are obvious. The conical inflorescence is nearly apical, 8–18 cm long, with short spindles and spiny hairs on the spindle; the umbel-shaped inflorescence is 9–13 mm in diameter, with 6–10 flowers, brownish brown; the pyrophyllum is 5, glabrous, with 5 small teeth at the edge; the petals are 5, oblong triangular, white-green; the stamens are 5; the inferior ovary, 2 chambers, the peduncle 2, the basal or synth to the middle, about 3 mm long. The fruit is a berry-like stone fruit, slightly oblate spherical, 7–12 mm in diameter, yellowish-red, and 4–4.5 mm long. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruit period is from August to September.
Origin
National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Sweet, warm.
Nourishes and strengthens, relieves fever, relieves cough, regulates blood pressure. For body weakness cough, hypertension.
Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
Antipyretic, antitussive. "
《Chinese Materia Medica》
Sweet taste; slightly bitter; temperate
Replenish qi and help yang; cough; Weakness of the main qi; fatigue; cold limbs; impotence; cough for a long time; wind chills and wet paralysis; diabetes; hypertension
【Dosage】
For internal use: decoction, 3-15g; or as a tincture, 30-40 drops each time, 2-3 times a day, before meals.