Herbal Medicine: Effects of Ten Sisters

Ten Sisters

(《纲目拾遗》)

AKA Seven Sisters (《群芳谱》), Sisters' Flower (《闽南民间草药》).

Source is the root and leaves of Ten Sisters, family Rosaceae.

Phytomorphology Ten Sisters

Deciduous shrub. Stem slender, climbing, thorns are often born under the stipules. Leaves simple pinnately compound, alternate; leaflets 5 to 7, elliptic to ovoid, apex acuminate, margin serrate, puberulent; stipules comb-like split. Flowers several in a flat corymb; sepals ovate, outside with glands; corolla crimson, double; stamens numerous; pistils numerous, styles glabrous, united into a column, protruding, often as long as the stamens. Fruit spherical. Flowering period May to July.

Cultivated everywhere.

Taste and odor "Minnan folk herbs": "Bitter and flat, slightly astringent."

Functions and treatments for jaundice, lumps.

Selection of treatment of jaundice, lumps: fresh ten sisters root five to eight money, two red pork with two fried, add red wine three to four two, **** boiled for an hour, with lunch or dinner service, once a day. ("Minnan folk herbal medicine")

Reminder: ten sisters This herbal medicine from the network, please follow the doctor's advice before use.