Are rhubarb and rhubarb the same Chinese medicine?

1. Rhubarb is a famous western medicine. Xining in Qinghai, Tanchang in Gansu, Minxian in Shaanxi, Wuwei, Longxian, Liuba and Chenggu are all famous producing areas. Gu Xi rhubarb refers to rhubarb in these areas. Others are called the Great Northern Wilderness.

Morphology: Tall perennial herb. The roots are thick. Stem erect, about 2 meters high, smooth and hairless, hollow. Rooted leaves are very big, with fleshy long stems, about as long as leaves; Leaf blade is broadly heart-shaped or nearly round, with a diameter of more than 40 cm, 3-7 palmately parted, lobes entire or dentate or shallowly parted, slightly heart-shaped at the base, 3-7 main veins, hairless or sparse papillae at the top, white hairs at the bottom, mostly distributed in veins and leaf margins; Cauline leaves are small and alternate; Leaf sheaths are large, light brown and membranous. Panicle is large, branches are curved, spreading, short hair; Flowers are small, clustered, alternate on branches, and purple when they are young; Pedicel thin, 3 ~ 4 mm long, with 1 node below the middle; Perianth with 6 or 2 whorls, the inner whorl is slightly larger, oval, about 65438 0.6 mm long; Stamens 9, anthers slightly exserted; Ovary superior, triangular, style 3, downward curved, stigma capitate, slightly concave, V-shaped. Achene is triangular, winged, 9 ~ 10 mm long and 7 ~ 8 mm wide, with slightly concave top, slightly heart-shaped and brown base. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruiting period is July-August.

Chinese patent medicine: it is better to have a yellowish brown appearance, obvious brocade and stars, solid weight and quality, oily, fragrant, bitter but not astringent, and sticky when chewed.

Bitter nature and cold nature.

Enter stomach, large intestine and liver meridian.

Function: clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass. Treat constipation due to excess heat, delirium, dyspepsia, initial dysentery, heavy diarrhea after acute diarrhea, blood stasis, amenorrhea, abdominal mass, fever, sudden eye pain, hematemesis, epistaxis, jaundice, edema, stranguria, carbuncle and swelling. Purging heat and dredging intestines, cooling blood and detoxifying, removing blood stasis and dredging menstruation. Used for constipation due to excess heat, abdominal pain due to stagnation, diarrhea, and damp-heat jaundice.

2. rhubarb: a perennial herb. The roots are thick, big and yellow. The stem is stout and erect, about 1m high. Rooted leaves are big and stems are long; Stipules membranous; Leaf blade ovate or ovoid-oblong; Stem leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate or ovate-oblong, the upper leaves of stem gradually become smaller and become bracteate panicles with small flowers, purple-green to green, bisexual, arranged in sparse aggregates; Perianth 6, light green, 2-whorled, persistent, 3 outer whorls lanceolate, 3 inner whorls, fruit growing into a large perianth with teeth on the edge and tumor-like protrusions on the back ribs; Stamens 6; Ovary 1 room, angular, style 3, stigma hairy. Achenes ovoid, 3-ribbed, and dark brown. 1 seed. Flowering and fruiting period may-July.

Distribution of resources: Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

Spicy in nature; Bitter; Sexual apathy

Meridian-returning lung; Spleen; Large intestine meridian

Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials; Cooling blood to stop bleeding; Removing blood stasis and swelling; Relax; Insecticide. Major pulmonary tuberculosis and hemoptysis; Lung pain; Hematemesis; Stagnant abdominal pain; Fall and get injured; Constipation; Sore; Carbuncle, sore, swelling and poison; Scalding; Scabies; eczema