Nicknames: Grass Coral, Bone Golden Corn Orchid, Nine Section Tea, Nine Section Flower, Nine Section Wind, Bamboo Section Tea, Elder Lotus
Harvesting and processing: Harvested all year round, fresh or sun dried.
Medicinal parts: whole plant or root
Origin: Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan
Science: Jinsu Orchidaceae
Original plant: Grass coral
Plant situation: Evergreen semi shrub, grows in damp and shady areas under valley forests
Height 50-150cm. The stem is clustered with several branches, green in color, and the nodes are significantly swollen.
Ye Duisheng; The petiole is 0.5-1.5cm long and forms a sheath like structure at the base; Diamond shaped support blade; Leaves are herbaceous, elliptical, ovate to ovate in shape, 6-17cm long and 2-6cm wide, with a pointed tip and a wedge-shaped base. The edges have rough and sharp serrations, with a glandular tip and no hair on both sides.
Spike inflorescence grows at the top, branches, and the total length of the flowers is 1.5-4cm; Bract triangle; Flower yellow green; Stamen 1, fleshy, rod-shaped to cylindrical, anthers 2-chambered, grows on both sides of the upper part of the septum, lateral or sometimes inward; Pistil 1, composed of 1 carpel; The ovary is spherical or ovate, without a style, and the stigma is subglottic.
The drupe is spherical, with a diameter of 3-4mm, and is bright red when ripe. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October.
Characteristics of the medicinal herb Sarcandra chinensis: The whole plant is 40-150cm long. The main root is thick and short, with a diameter of 1-2cm, and there are many branch roots that are long and tough. The stem is cylindrical, with a diameter of about 0.5cm, multiple branches, and swollen nodes; The surface is dark green or brown, with fine longitudinal wrinkles, and the thick stem has sparse distribution of pores; Crispy, easy to break, brown in cross-section, fibrous at the edges, with brown loose marrow or hollow in the center. Leaves grow opposite each other, with petioles ranging from 0.5-1cm in length, soft and hard, and fused at the base to embrace the stem; The leaves are thin and leathery, ovate lanceolate or oblong in shape, with a smooth surface. The upper part is brown or grayish green, and the lower part is lighter in color. The edges have coarse serrations, and the tips of the teeth have black brown glands. The leaf veins are raised on both sides. There are often brown spike shaped inflorescences at the ends of the branches, with multiple branches. The aroma is slightly fragrant and the taste is slightly spicy.
High quality products with green stems and leaves are preferred.
Sarcandra wind medicinal properties:
Process to remove impurities, wash thoroughly, moisten thoroughly, cut into sections, and dry in the sun.
Bitter taste in nature; Xin; flat
Gui Jing Gui Xin, Gan Jing
Functional indications: dispelling wind and dehumidification; Promote blood circulation and dispel blood stasis; clearing away heat and toxic material. Main limb numbness; Falling injury; Fracture; Dysmenorrhea in women; Postpartum stasis and abdominal pain; Pneumonia; Controversial appendicitis; Acute gastroenteritis; Bacterial dysentery; cholecystitis; Abscess; Oral inflammation; Rheumatic arthralgia 
Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 9-15g; Or soak in wine. External use: appropriate amount, massage and apply; End of study adjustment and application; Or boil and fumigate.
Preparations include Sarcandra tablets, Sarcandra injection, and Xuekang oral liquid.