| Class and Class No. | 3A ( 19 ) |
| Name: | So Lok Yee |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 荊芥穗 |
| Family Name (科名): | Lamiaceae （唇形科） |
| Scientific name (學名): | Schizonepeta tenuifolia |
| Common name (俗名): | 香荊薺、線薺、四棱桿蒿、假蘇 |
| 習性：
多分枝，高40-150厘米 生長適溫為20~25℃ |
Growth habit:
Multi-branched, height 40-150 cm Suitable growth temperature: 20 ~ 25 ℃ |
| 葉：
葉片3 ～5 羽狀分裂，裂片細長。穗狀輪傘花序頂生，長2～9cm，直徑約0.7cm 。 |
Leaf:
Leafs are 3 ~ 5 pinnately divided and slender. Spike-shaped inflorescence terminal, length 2 ~ 9cm, diameter of about 0.7cm |
| 花：
面淡黃綠色或淡紫紅色，被短柔毛；體輕，質脆，斷面類白色。 |
Flower:
Pale yellowish green or purplish red, pubescent; body light, crisp, cross-section white. |
| 果：
小堅果棕黑色 |
Fruit:
brownish black colored nut |
| 性味功能
有芳香的氣味，而且味道有點苦。 |
Properties
carries a pleasant smell and tastes a bit bitter |
| 主治
治感冒發熱，頭痛，咽喉腫痛 |
Treats
cures cold, fever, headache, sore throat |
| 知多一點點：
產新疆，甘肅，陝西，河南，山西，山東，湖北，貴州，四川及雲南等地 |
More to learn:
Produced mostly in Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
| 1. N/A |
Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| Usage of Schizonepeta multifida | https://kknews.cc/zh-hk/health/2npoz.html |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Q1.What are the uses of Schizonepeta multifida?
Answer: It cures cold, fever, headache and sore throat |
| (Elementary) | Q2. What are the other uses of Schizonepeta multifida besides the ones mentioned above?
Answer: It can help treat poor transmission of measles and helps with coughing symptoms. |
| (Advanced) | Q3. How can you enhance your viability and improve your germination rate by using Schizonepeta multifida.
Answer: Seeds should be sifted before sowing, picking out the impurities and damaged seeds, and then soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours, remove and dry to ventilated and dry place, so that the metabolism of seeds can be accelerated, enhance the viability and improve the germination rate . |
