[Introduction to Daku Liuli]
Scientific name: Daku Liuli
Kingdom: Plantae
Other names: Spiral eggplant, Hundred-liang gold
Family: Herb
Synonyms: Spiral eggplant, Hundred-liang gold (Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog), Bitter cool vegetable (Selected Yunnan Simao Herbs), Palasi (Dai name).
The source is the whole plant of Solanum spirale, a plant in the Solanaceae family.
Plant morphology: Spiral eggplant
Subshrub. Stem erect, green, round, slightly angled on tender branches, with white lenticels. Single leaves alternate, sometimes paired on the same side of the branch, elliptic, 5-18 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, short pointed at the tip, entire margin, gradually narrowing and extending into a petiole at the base, 0.5-1 cm long. Umbel inflorescence on the stem, sometimes opposite the leaves; flowers white. Flower stalk about 1 cm long, calyx about 2.5 mm long, 5 shallowly lobed, corolla short, with 5 lanceolate ovate lobes; stamens 5; ovary 2-loculed. Berry spherical, 3-4 mm, yellow when ripe.
Grows in villages, roadsides, and valleys. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, and other places.
Harvest in summer and autumn, cut into sections and dried.
Chemical components: The roots are rich in alkaloids. Both the root bark and wood have glycosides and alkaloids.
Taste and properties: "Bitter, cold" (Selected Yunnan Simao Herbs).
[Effects and Functions of Daku Liuli]
① Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog: "Roots: diuretic; leaves: cough suppressant."
② Selected Yunnan Simao Herbs: "Clears heat and detoxifies, promotes diuresis and strengthens the stomach. Used to treat hot and turbid diarrhea, dysentery, painful urination, malaria, cold and fever, sore throat, boils and abscesses."
Dosage and Usage: Internal use: decoction, 9-15 grams. External use: crushed and applied.
Recommended formula for treating cystitis: Daku Liuli, Plantago asiatica, decoction for oral administration. (Selected Yunnan Simao Herbs)
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