In Yichang, Hubei, the Chinese medicinal herb Saxifraga stolonifera grows in rock crevices; it tolerates poor soil and can also be made into bonsai
Saxifraga stolonifera, also known as: stone lotus leaf, golden-thread dangling lotus, tiger ear, golden-silk lotus leaf, red ear. Produced in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan. Also found in Korea and Japan.
Saxifraga stolonifera, also known as: stone lotus leaf, golden-thread dangling lotus, tiger ear, golden-silk lotus leaf, red ear. Produced in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan. Also found in Korea and Japan.
Saxifraga stolonifera. [Nature and flavor] Bitter, pungent, cold, slightly toxic. [Meridian entry] Lung, spleen, large intestine meridians. [Functions and indications] Dispels wind, clears heat, cools the blood and resolves toxicity. Indications: rubella, eczema, otitis media, erysipelas, cough with blood-streaked sputum, lung abscess, abnormal uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids.
[Supplementary formulas] (1) To treat otitis media: pound fresh Saxifraga stolonifera leaves to extract the juice and drip it into the ear. (2) To treat urticaria: Saxifraga stolonifera 15 g, indigo naturalis 2 g, decoct in water and take. (3) To treat wind-fire toothache, rubella itching, eczema: fresh Saxifraga stolonifera 30 g, decoct in water and take.
(4) To treat cough with reversed qi due to lung heat: Saxifraga stolonifera 30 g, rock sugar 30 g, decoct in water and take. (5) To treat hemorrhoids: Saxifraga stolonifera 50 g, decoct in water, add a little table salt, and use for fumigation and washing. (6) To treat ulcerated chilblains: fresh Saxifraga stolonifera leaves, pound into a paste and apply to the affected area.
Friends who love flowers and plants can use Saxifraga stolonifera as a bonsai and place it on a balcony or in a courtyard. Saxifragin tablets extracted from the Chinese medicinal herb Saxifraga stolonifera are used to treat chronic bronchitis.