What does Sanqi look like?
: The surface is grayish brown or grayish yellow with intermittent longitudinal wrinkles and root marks. There are stem marks on the top and tumor-like processes around. It is heavy and solid, with gray-green, yellow-green or gray-white cross section and micro-wood arranged radially.
The rib is cylindrical or conical, 2~6cm long, with an upper diameter of about 0.8cm and a lower diameter of about 0.3cm. The section is irregular, shriveled, blocky or strip-shaped, and there are several obvious stem marks and ring lines on the surface. The center of the section is grayish green or white, and the edge is dark green or gray.
Compendium of materia medica: stop bleeding, disperse blood and relieve pain. Anyone who suffers from arrow wound with golden blade, sore from falling stick and bleeding must chew it, or mix it until the blood stops. It is also responsible for vomiting blood, hemorrhagic dysentery, water retention during collapse, postpartum blood retention, blood transport pain, carbuncle swelling and red eyes, tiger bite and snake injury.
Location: Wenshan County, Wenshan County, Yanshan County, Maguan, Xichou, Guangnan, Malipo, Funing and Qiubei in Yunnan Province. , and also planted in Tian Yang, Jingxi, Tiandong, Debao and other places. Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan Province has a long history, large output and good quality, and is known as "Wensanqi" and "Tianqi".