Shaloulü is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the whole plant of Echinops gmelinii Turcz., a member of the Asteraceae family. It is distributed in Northeast China, as well as Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Henan. It has hemostatic and pregnancy-stabilizing effects. It is commonly used for threatened miscarriage and postpartum hemorrhage.
Sand Leak Reed
Shaloulü is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the whole plant of Echinops gmelinii Turcz., a member of the Asteraceae family. It is distributed in Northeast China, as well as Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Henan. It has hemostatic and pregnancy-stabilizing effects. It is commonly used for threatened miscarriage and postpartum hemorrhage.
Chinese Name : 砂漏芦
Aliases : Shanqianhu Seeds
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism : Pungent and sweet in taste; neutral in nature. Enters the Lung Meridian
Benefits & Efficacy
Benefits
Stops bleeding and stabilizes the pregnancy.
Indications
Used for threatened miscarriage and postpartum hemorrhage.
Usage and Dosage
Internal use: Decoct 6–15 g.
Applications
Processing & Preparation
Harvesting & Processing
Harvest when the fruit ripens in August–September; sun-dry.
Crude Drug Identification
Botanical Information
Botanical Classification
Asteraceae plant: Sand Blue Thistle.
Morphological Characteristics
An annual or perennial herb, 30–60 cm tall. Unbranched or branched at the base, with glandular hairs. Leaves alternate; sessile; leaf blades linear-lanceolate, 2–5 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, with an acute apex, the base semi-clasping the stem, margins bearing white, stiff spines approximately 5 mm long; both surfaces pale yellowish-green; upper leaves with glandular hairs; lower leaves covered with cottony hairs.Compound capitula are solitary at the branch tips, globose, about 3 cm in diameter, white or pale blue; the outer involucral bracts of the florets are white, pappus-like bristles, completely separate;the outer tips of the inner involucral bracts are pointed and awn-like, tapering at the upper end, with both upper margins bearing pinnate cilia; the corolla tube is white, about 3 mm long, with 5 linear lobes that are pale blue and nearly as long as the tube. The achenes are densely covered with tomentum; the pappus is fused at the base. Flowering period: June–September.
Distribution Area
Distributed in Northeast China, as well as Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Henan.