1. The botanical characteristics of Heliconia
1. Name and classification status
Heliconia is an alias. This name comes from "Fora of Qinling Mountains". It is named because of its reddish-brown aboveground part, shaped like the tail of a phoenix. ; Its official middle name is Rhodiola xiaocong. This name comes from the "Supplement of the Journal of Plant Taxonomy" and is determined as the official middle name in " Flora of China "; its scientific name is Rhodiola dumulosa (Franch.) S.H.Fu. This scientific name is Rhodiola dumulosa (Franch.) S.H.Fu. It was officially named and published by Chinese botanists in 1965; its aliases include phoenix grass, Phoenixweed , fragrant sedum, Wuling sedum, etc.; it belongs to Crassulaceae in the plant taxonomy Sedum is a perennial herbaceous plant.
2. Distribution and growth environment
Fernweed is mainly distributed in Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan and other provinces and regions; usually grows on high hillsides and high mountain ridges below 3700 meters. In the rock crevice.
3. Appearance characteristics
First, it is a perennial herb, 15-25 cm in height. The plant body is hairless, the trunk is sub-woody, and it has many branches. There are often residual old branches in the above-ground parts; the branches are clustered, upright or ascending, with brown color at the base. Scale-like leaf coating.
Second, the leaves are alternate or scattered, dense, linear, about 1 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, sessile, green.
The third is the inflorescence cyme-shaped, with 4-7 flowers, 5 sepals, linear-lanceolate, 5 petals, white or light red, lanceolate, 10 stamens, 2 whorls, shorter than the petals, 6 -Blooms in July;
follicles are upright or slightly spread at the upper part, the seeds are oblong, brown, with narrow wings, and the fruit matures in August-September.
2. The main uses of Phoenicopterus
The dried whole grass and roots of Phoebus are used medicinally, called Phoebus, which is a natural precious medicinal plant and is known as "Plateau Ginseng" and "Snow Mountain Immortal Grass". ;
It tastes sweet, slightly bitter, and has a neutral nature. It has the functions of nourishing the mind and calming the mind, nourishing yin, nourishing the kidneys, relieving heat and improving eyesight. It mainly contains phenols, glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids , volatile oils, and trace elements. and other active ingredients. Please follow your doctor's advice when taking medicine.
