1. Alias

Golden chicken landing, strong yellow, golden pendant.
2. Plant morphology
Upright or lying semi shrub. The young branches have sharp edges and are covered in short hairs. Leaves alternate and petioles are covered with long hairs; Two leaflets, triangular in shape, with sparse hairs, compound leaves in triplicate, small leaflets ovate lanceolate at the top, blunt at the tip, rounded at the base, with sparse short hairs on the top and dense soft hairs on the bottom. The lateral small leaflets are oblique at the base and have three veins at the base. The petiole has soft hairs. The inflorescence is axillary, with dense flowers and 5 calyx teeth. It is lanceolate in shape and has a longer one at the bottom, densely covered with white long hairs and dense glandular dots. The corolla is purple and slightly longer than the calyx. The flag petal is elliptical, with a narrower base and no obvious claws. The stamens are 10, bipartite, and the ovary is hairy. The pod is oblong with yellow short hairs. Two seeds, round in shape, black in color. The flowering period is from October to November.
3. Origin distribution
Born in the grass on the hillside. Distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
After autumn, dig, wash, cut into sections, and dry in the sun.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
The root is cylindrical in shape, thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom, with very few branches. It is 30-70 centimeters long and has a diameter of 1-2 centimeters at the top. The surface is brownish yellow, grayish yellow to brownish brown, with slightly raised transverse long skin holes and fine wrinkles. It often forms a rounded shoulder shape near the top, and there are fibrous root marks between the lower half; The cork skin is thin and easy to scrape off when fresh. Scratching off the cork skin reveals brownish red or brownish skin. Durable and not easily broken. The skin of the transverse section is brownish red, the wood is broad, pale yellow white, and has subtle radial textures. Slightly fragrant, with a slightly sweet and astringent taste. It is better to have thick and long roots, clean reed stems and fibrous roots, and a yellow white cross-section.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Flat in nature, sweet and slightly astringent in taste. Return to the liver meridian and kidney meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Dispelling wind and dampness, strengthening muscles and bones, promoting blood circulation and detoxification. It belongs to the category of wind dampness dispelling and strong muscle and bone strengthening drugs under the category of killing wind dampness dispelling drugs.
8. Clinical application
Oral administration: decoct soup, dosage 15-30 grams. External use: Apply an appropriate amount, grind the juice and apply, or grind and apply. Indications include rheumatism and rheumatism, lumbar muscle strain, limb weakness, injuries from falls, and sore throat.
9. Chemical composition
It mainly contains flavonoids, including gibberellin C, gibberellin D, gibberellin, coumarin, β - sitosterol, etc.
10. Usage taboos
Pregnant women should take it with caution.
11. Related prescriptions
① To treat rheumatoid arthritis and lower back pain: 30g per kilogram, 15g half maple lotus, decoct in water and take. (Hong Kong Herbal Medicine)
② Treatment for sciatica: 30g each for cranberry root pulling and Xiaofan smallpox root. Boil it in water. (Fujian Pharmaceutical Journal)
③ Treating postpartum lower back and knee pain: 30g of cranberry root pulling, 9g each of madder and bellflower. Boil it in water. (Fujian Pharmaceutical Journal)
④ To treat fatigue and weakness: 15g of cranberry root pulling and 30g of star tree (plum leaf holly). Boil it in water. (Fujian Pharmaceutical Journal)
⑤ Treatment for injuries caused by falls and injuries: 20-30 grams per kilogram. Boil and consume half wine and half water. [Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1957, (10): 6]
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