CM770 Prunella vulgaris 夏枯草

Chinese name:	夏枯草
Family Name (科名):	Lamiaceae
Scientific name (學名):	*Prunella vulgaris*
Common name (俗名):	夕句、燕面、麥穗夏枯草、羊腸菜

習性：

多年生草本植物。匍匐莖，節上長有鬚根

Growth habit:

Perennial herb. Stolons, long fibrous roots

葉：

葉卵狀長圓形、狹卵狀長圓形或卵圓形，先端鈍尖，基部圓形至寬楔形

Leaf:

Leaves ovate-oblong, narrowly ovate-oblong or ovoid, apex obtuse, base rounded to broadly cuneate

花：

花為輪傘花序密集組成頂生的假穗狀花序，花冠紫色、藍色或紅紫色

Flower:

Flowers are densely composed of terminal inflorescences. Apical spikes, corolla purple, blue or purplish red

果：

果為小堅果，長圓狀卵形，頂端渾圓，背腹略為扁平，無毛，黃褐色

Fruit:

Fruit nutlets, oblong-ovate, rounded at the top, dorsally-ventral slightly flattened, glabrous, tan

性味功能

性寒；味甘、辛、微苦

Properties

Cold; sweet, slightly bitter

主治

具有清肝瀉火、解郁散結、降血壓、消腫解毒等功能。主治頭痛眩暈、煩熱耳嗚、目赤羞明、脅肋脹痛、乳癰、癤腫、肝炎等症。

Treats

Good for detoxification in liver, lower blood pressure, swelling and other functions. Indications headache dizziness, annoying ear woo, eyes red shame, flank pain, breast milk, swollen, hepatitis embolism.

知多一點點：

夏枯草對痢疾桿菌、傷寒桿菌、霍亂弧菌、大腸桿菌、人型結核桿菌、萄萄球菌均有不同程度的抑制作用。

More to learn:

Prunella with growth inhibitory effect on Shigella, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus