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The affection is as pure and clear as the lotus leaves and hidden in silence.

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, The lotus leaf, also known as Jinkuilian and aniseed, belongs to the Berberis family. The florescence is at the end of spring, and the bud is born at the intersection of two petioles, often in clusters. The bud hangs out into purplish red flowers.

Mountain lotus leaf, also known as Jinkuilian, anise, belongs to the Berberis family. Flowering is at the end of spring, and the bud is born at the intersection of two petioles, often in clusters. The bud hangs out into purplish red flowers, and its special shield-shaped palm-shaped leaf is a sign to recognize it. Observe whether there is a bud out, you can observe whether there are two leaves! The growth environment of star anise lotus is distributed at an altitude of 1000 meters to 2500 meters above sea level. it is commonly found in damp broad-leaved forests. it is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It can disperse wind and expectoration, disinfect and detumescence, kill insects, has its special detoxification effect and can treat snakebites. Now it has been listed as a national protected plant.

Mountain lotus leaf

Herbs perennial, to 50 cm high. The rhizome is transverse and sturdy, on which there are acetabular scars left after the death of the old stem, which are arranged continuously and are nodular in shape. the old man has more than ten acetabular fossa, and most of the lower fibrous roots. Stem erect, unbranched, slightly pilose. Basal leaves 1, long stalked; cauline leaves 2, alternate, oblate-reniform. White flowers bloom in summer, compound Cymes terminal. The berries are oval or globose, blue-black, glabrous, powdered and containing several seeds.

Mountain lotus leaf

When its petals meet with water, the petals become transparent. You can see the lines on the petals, so it's called skeleton flower (skeleton flower).

Mountain lotus leaf

[alias] A'er Qi, Wo er Qi, Han he, a bowl of water [Shaanxi], big neck stem (Jilin)

[functional indications] promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detoxification and detumescence. For fall injury, rheumatism muscle and bone pain, irregular menstruation, abdominal pain; external use to treat venomous snake bites, carbuncle swollen poison.

 
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