[Introduction to Daku Liuli]
Chinese Name: Daku Liuli
Kingdom: Plantae
Also known as: Spiral eggplant, Bai Liang Jin
Genus: Herb
Synonyms: Spiral eggplant, Bai Liang Jin (Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog), Ku Liang Cai (Selected Medicinal Plants of Simao, Yunnan), Palat (in Dai language).
The source is the whole plant of the Solanum spirale.
Plant morphology: Solanum spirale
Subshrub. The stem is erect, green, round, with slightly angular young branches and white lenticels. Single leaves are alternate, sometimes paired on the same side of the branch, elliptical, 5-18 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, with a short pointed tip, entire margin, gradually narrowing and extending into a petiole at the base, with a petiole 0.5-1 cm long. Umbel inflorescences are born on the stem, sometimes opposite to the leaves; flowers are white. The pedicel is about 1 cm long, the calyx is about 2.5 mm long, 5 shallowly lobed, the corolla is short, the lobes are 5, long ovate-lanceolate; stamens are 5; ovary has 2 chambers. The berry is spherical, 3-4 mm in diameter, and turns yellow when ripe.
It grows near villages, roadsides, and valleys. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.
Harvest in summer and autumn, cut into sections and dried.
Chemical composition: The roots are rich in alkaloids. The root bark and wood also contain glycosides and alkaloids.
Taste and nature according to "Selected Medicinal Plants of Simao, Yunnan": "Bitter, cold."
[Effects and Functions of Daku Liuli]
①"Root: diuretic; leaves: cough suppressant." (Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog)
②"Clears heat and detoxifies, promotes diuresis and invigorates the stomach. Used to treat hot and turbid diarrhea, dysentery, painful urination, malaria, cold and fever, sore throat, and swollen ulcers." (Selected Medicinal Plants of Simao, Yunnan)
Dosage and usage: Internal use: decoction, 9-15 grams. External use: crushed and applied.
Prescription for treating cystitis: Daku Liuli, Plantago asiatica, decoct and drink. (Selected Medicinal Plants of Simao, Yunnan)
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