What is the difference between Jinxianlian and Yinxianlian? Learn to quickly tell the two apart
Jinxianlian, whose scientific name is Anoectochilus roxburghii, is also called Huaye Kaichunlan, Jinxianfeng and so on. It is a plant of the genus Anoectochilus in the orchid family. Yinxianlian is the whole herb of the orchid family plants Goodyera schlechtendaliana, Goodyera repens, Goodyera grandiflora or Goodyera velutina. Do you know what their differences are? Let us take a look together below!
Jinxianlian and Yinxianlian belong to different families and genera
1. Jinxianlian: Jinxianlian is a plant of the plant kingdom, angiosperms, monocotyledons, Microspermae, Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae, tribe Neottieae, genus Anoectochilus, species Anoectochilus roxburghii, subtribe Goodyerinae, produced in China in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, southeastern Xizang and other places.
2. Yinxianlian: Yinxianlian is a plant of the plant kingdom, angiosperms, monocotyledons, Microspermae, Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae, tribe Neottieae, genus Goodyera, species Goodyera hachijoensis, produced in Taiwan, China, rather widely distributed, and also found in Japan.
Morphological differences between Jinxianlian and Yinxianlian
1. Jinxianlian: The Jinxianlian plant is 8-18 cm tall. The rhizome is creeping, elongated, fleshy, jointed, and roots grow from the joints. The stem is erect, fleshy, cylindrical, with 2-4 leaves. The leaf blades are ovate-orbicular or ovate, dark purple or blackish purple on the upper side, with beautiful golden-red reticulate veins bearing a silky luster, and pale purplish red on the underside. The raceme has 2-6 flowers, 3-5 cm long, the flowers are white or pale red, not resupinate (the lip is positioned upward), the sepals are pubescent on the back, the middle sepal is ovate, concave and boat-shaped, and the petals are thin in texture, nearly sickle-shaped. The flowering period is August-November.
2. Yinxianlian: Yinxianlian is the whole herb of the orchid family plants Goodyera schlechtendaliana, Goodyera repens, Goodyera grandiflora or Goodyera velutina. The rhizome is elongated, creeping, fleshy, the stem is erect and covered with long soft hairs, the petals are ovate-oblanceolate, the lip is equal in length to the sepals, its base swells into a hemispherical sac, the sac is hairy inside, and the tip has a long oblong-lanceolate long beak. The capsule is erect, and the flowering period is August-September.
Differences in effects between Jinxianlian and Yinxianlian
1. Jinxianlian: Jinxianlian is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and reducing swelling, and moistening the lungs and stopping cough. It is used for hemoptysis, cough with phlegm and asthma, painful and difficult urination, diabetes-like thirst, chyluria, acute infantile convulsions, mouth sores, heart disease, and venomous snake bites.
2. Yinxianlian: Yinxianlian is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and non-toxic, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and softening hardness and dispersing nodules. It mainly treats tracheitis, joint pain, traumatic injuries, scrofula, carbuncles, swellings and boils, and other conditions.