Family Name | Asteraceae |
Scientific name | Magnoliophyta |
Common name | Primula-leaved Violet |
Growth habit | Perennial herb, 0.8meters of higher |
Leaf | Upper leaves oval or oblong-oval, 7-8cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, subsessile or with a short handle Lower leaves oblong- obovate, 8-20cm long, 3-5cm wide |
Flower | Spend four funnel- shaped corolla white, tube thin, 5-6mm long, lobes lanceolate, glabrous Flowering from August to May |
Fruit | Achenes, oblong- linear, 10 ribs, about 3mm long, pubescent Fruit from November to February. |
More to learn | End of the summer harvest, wash, fresh or died |
Properties | Bitter, acrid, cold |
Treats | Cold, whooping cough, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis etc. |
Reference | 中醫藥學院 百度百科 ZIP369 |