Lungwort, also known as Meihua grass or white side ear, is the whole herb of Pulmonaria officinalis, a plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is mainly collected in summer and autumn, and can be washed and dried. Now let's take a look at the morphological characteristics and medicinal value of lungwort with the help of pictures.
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Lungwort has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is mainly used for the treatment of tuberculosis, parotitis, lymphadenitis, pharyngitis, leukorrhea, heat toxin sores, and bruises.
Lungwort is a perennial herb, 10-45 cm tall. The basal leaves are thick and papery, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, 2.5-6 cm long; petioles up to 16 cm long; stem leaves 1, round, heart-shaped at the base, clasping the stem, entire.
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The flowers are white, solitary at the top of the stem; calyx with 5 ovate or broadly ovate lobes, blunt at the top; corolla with 5 spoon-shaped, inverted ovate or inverted lanceolate petals, up to 2.5 cm long, entire, sometimes sparsely ciliate or finely divided at the lower or basal part;
Stamens 5, opposite the petals, anthers brown, diamond-shaped and elongated above the anthers, the middle part of the degenerate stamens deeply divided into 3;
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Ovary superior, 3 carpels connate, stigma slightly longer than the ovary, style 3-lobed. Capsule ellipsoid. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.
Lungwort mainly grows on mountain slopes, along the edge of forests, under forests, or on grassy slopes. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan, and other places.
