Distribution:
Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces.
Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, bland, neutral.
Channels (meridians) entered:
Heart, lung, liver, spleen.
Medical functions:
Anti inflammatory, arrest coughing, suppress coughing, improve steatosis of liver, regulate menses.
Actions & Indications:
For Fatty Liver, Chronic Bronchitis, Irregular Menstruation, Pelvic Inflammation, Leukorrhagia, etc.
Chemical ingredients:
inositol
mucilage
quercetin-3-diglu-coside
quercetin-3,7-diglucoside
cyanidin-3,5-diglucosdie
cyanidin-3- sophoroside-5-glucoside
kaempferol-3-xylosylglucoside
cyanin
quercetin
cyanidin
hentriacontane
cyanidin-3-sopho-roside
β-rosasterol β-
cyclic peptide alkaloids
Daly Dosage:
3g ~ 9 g in decoction. Fresh herb: 15 g to 30 g.