Scientific name: Nandianzhu.

Alias: Tianzhu, Nantianzhu, Zhu Zhu, Nanzhuang, Nanzhuye, Hongbazi and Lantian Bamboo.

English name: Common Nandina, Tianzhu

Family name: nandina domestica of Berberidaceae.

Evergreen shrub, about 2 meters high; The stem is erect, with few branches, and the young branches are often red. The pinnate compound leaves are alternate, and the pinna at all levels are all opposite. The smallest pinna has 3-5 leaflets, of which 3 leaflets are leathery, nearly sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering at the top, wide wedge-shaped at the base, entire, 3- 10 cm long, dark green, often red in winter, and smooth and hairless on both sides. Panicle terminal, 20-35 cm long; White flowers; Sepals and petals are in multiple rounds, 3 in each round. The outer wheel is small, elliptical triangle, and the inner wheel is large and elliptical. Ovary 1 room, with 2 ovules. Berries are spherical, bright red and occasionally yellow; Seeds hemispherical. The flowering period is May-July, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October. Originally from China and Japan, it is now widely cultivated for viewing.

Garden use: clustered in front of quadrangles, at the edge of grass or at the corner of garden road.

The whole plant is used as medicine to relieve cough; Roots, branches and leaves can strengthen tendons and activate collaterals, diminish inflammation and detoxify; Seeds contain fatty oil; Wood is hard and can be used as a small carving material. The fruit contains alkaloids such as tetrandrine, South Ding Ning and glucose. Leaves contain tannins and protein; Bark contains berberine. Sexual preference for warm, humid and well-ventilated environment, neutral loam with good drainage is the most suitable soil, and the propagation is mainly by branching method, and cuttings can also be used.

Alias daytime bamboo, Tianzhu, Tianzhu, Nantianzhu, Scutellaria baicalensis and Diamond Yellow.

It comes from Nandianzhu. The roots, stems and fruits of the genus nandina of Berberidaceae are used as medicine. Roots and stems can be harvested, sliced and dried all year round. Pick fruits in autumn and winter and dry them.

Sexual taste orientation

Roots and stems: bitter, cold.

Fruit: bitter, flat. A little poisonous.

Functional indication

Rhizome: clearing away heat and dampness, dredging meridians and activating collaterals. It can be used for treating common cold and fever, conjunctivitis, cough due to lung heat, damp-heat jaundice, acute gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection and traumatic injury.

Fruit: relieving cough and asthma. Used for cough, asthma and whooping cough.

Usage and dosage are 0.3 ~1for roots and stems; Fruit is 3 yuan.

Excerpted from the National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine

Nandina

(1) Overview

Alias bamboo, cat umbrella, diamond sulfur, small iron tree and so on.

It belongs to Nandina domestica. Its roots, stems, leaves and fruits are medicinal. Roots, stems and leaves are bitter and cold. It has the effects of clearing away heat, eliminating dampness and relieving cough, and is mainly used for treating common cold, fever and cough due to lung heat. Diseases such as damp-heat jaundice. The fruit is sweet and sour, mild in nature and low in toxicity, and has the functions of relieving cough and asthma, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Can be used for treating chronic cough, asthma, pertussis, malaria and chancre ulcer. Distributed in Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and other provinces.

(2) Plant characteristics

Evergreen shrub, about 200 cm tall. The stem is erect, with few branches, and the young branches are often red. Leaves alternate, usually concentrated in leaf sheaths; 3 ~ 5 leaflets, elliptic-lanceolate, 3 ~ 10 cm long. White flowers bloom in summer and large panicles are terminal. Berry is spherical, bright red when ripe, occasionally yellow, with a diameter of 0.6 ~ 0.7 cm, containing 2 seeds, and the seeds are oblate. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruit ripens in10 ~165438+1October.

(3) Growth characteristics

Wild in sparse forests and bushes, also planted in gardens. I like a warm and humid climate, neither cold nor dry. Like light, resistant to shade, leaves turn red under strong light. Suitable for the growth of sandy loam containing humus.

(4) Cultivation techniques

1. Land selection and preparation

Choose sandy loam with deep soil layer, fertile soil and good irrigation and drainage. Neutral and slightly alkaline soils with good drainage on hillsides can also be planted. It can also be cultivated in the gap in the corner. Before planting, make a low bed or a high bed with a width of 120 ~ 150 cm.

2. Breeding method

Propagation by seeds and ramets.

(1) seed propagation

Collect seeds in autumn and sow immediately after harvest. On the whole seedbed, furrow was dug, the row spacing was 33 cm, the depth of furrow was about 10 cm, and the sowing amount was 90- 120 kg per hectare. After sowing, cover plant ash and fine soil and compact. In the second year, the seedlings grow slowly, so it is necessary to weed frequently, loosen the soil and apply light human and animal manure. Pay attention to intertillage weeding every year in the future. Topdressing, after 3 years of cultivation, can be planted in the nursery. Transplantation should be carried out after the spring rain. The plant spacing is 100 cm. Dig out the seedlings with soil before planting. If you can't take them away, you must use fine mud roots to survive after planting.

(2) ramet propagation

When digging roots in winter, cut off the seedlings with roots in the old plants and plant them. The cultivation method is the same as the seed propagation method.

3. Tian Tuan management

In the first year after planting, weed and topdressing 1 time in spring, summer and winter, and replant the seedlings when they are short. After that, plough and weed only in spring or winter every year, and topdressing 1 time.

(5) harvesting and processing

After planting for 4 ~ 5 years, some old stems can be harvested in winter. After 6 ~ 7 years, you can dig up the whole plant, shake off the soil, remove the leaves, break the stems and roots into thin slices and dry them for later use. 10 ~165438+10, harvesting when the fruit turns red or yellow-white, and drying in the sun for later use.