镜面草，中药名。为荨麻科植物镜面草PileapeperomioidesDiels[PodophyllumcavalerieiLévl.]的全草。分布于云南，北京、南京、贵州亦有栽培。具有清热解毒，祛瘀消肿之功效。常用于丹毒，骨折。
Jing-mian-cao, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. Pilea peperomioides Diels [Podophyllum cavaleriei Lévl.]) is the whole plant of the Urticaceae plant Pilea peperomioides Diels [Podophyllum cavaleriei Lévl.]. It is distributed in Yunnan, and also cultivated in Beijing, Nanjing, and Guizhou. It has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used for erysipelas and fractures.

功效作用 功能
The efficacy and functions.

清热解毒，祛痰消肿。主治
Clearing heat and detoxifying, resolving phlegm and reducing swelling. Mainly used for治疗。

用于丹毒，骨折。用法用量
Treatment for Erysipelas and Fracture. Dosage and Administration

内服：煎汤，6-9g。外用：适量，敷捣。相关论述
Internal use: Decoction, 6-9g. External use: Appropriate amount, apply and rub. Relevant discussion.

《植物名实图考》：“可治丹毒。”加工炮制 采收加工
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Effective for treating carbuncles." Processing and preparation: harvesting and processing.

全年均可采收，洗净，鲜用或晒干。植物学信息 植物种属
It can be harvested all year round, washed, and used fresh or dried. Botanical information: plant species.

荨麻科植物镜面草。形态特征
The Urticaceae plant is known as the "mirror grass." Its morphological characteristics include...

多年生肉质粗壮草本，高约20cm（栽培可达65cm）。全株无毛，节接很密集，上部密生宿存的鳞片状托叶，褐色。叶螺旋状排列；叶柄长3-14cm；托叶三角状卵形至三角状披针形，长5-13mm，宽7-10mm，先端短尾状渐尖，膜质，半透明，幼时灰白色，后渐变成深褐色；叶片盾状，肉质，宽椭圆形至亚圆形，长、宽约4-7cm，先端钝圆，基部近圆形，全缘，上面深绿色，有光泽，下面淡绿色；掌状脉8-10条，在两面较明显。花小，单性，雌雄同株；圆锥花序，雄花序长约22cm，花簇生于花序轴上，花序梗长达11cm，苞片和小苞片线状披针形；花被管4裂；雄蕊4；雌花被裂片3，不等大，长6-7mm，舟状，无退化雄蕊；子房扁椭圆状卵球形，偏斜，柱头无柄，画笔状。瘦果卵形，稍扁，歪斜，表面有紫红色细疣状突起。花期4-7月，果期7-9月。分布区域
Perennial fleshy herb, about 20cm tall (cultivated plants can reach 65cm). The entire plant is hairless, with densely clustered nodes and densely packed persistent scale-like leaves at the upper part, brown in color. The leaves are arranged in a spiral; petioles are 3-14cm long; the scale-like leaves are triangular-ovate to triangular-lanceolate, 5-13mm long, 7-10mm wide, with a short tail-like gradually pointed tip, membranous, translucent, grayish-white when young, gradually turning dark brown later; leaf blades are shield-shaped, fleshy, broadly elliptic to suborbicular, about 4-7cm long and wide, with a bluntly rounded apex, nearly circular base, entire margin, dark green and glossy upper surface, and light green lower surface; palmate veins 8-10, more prominent on both surfaces. The flowers are small, unisexual, and borne on the same plant; in a conical inflorescence, the male inflorescence is about 22cm long, with flower clusters borne on the inflorescence axis, inflorescence stalk reaching 11cm, bracts and bracteoles linear-lanceolate; the corolla is 4-lobed; 4 stamens in male flowers; 3 unequal lobes in female flowers, 6-7mm long, boat-shaped, without degenerate stamens; ovary is oblate-ellipsoid to ovoid, oblique, with a stalkless style, brush-like stigma. The fruit is ovoid, slightly flattened, oblique, with fine purple-red warty protrusions on the surface. Flowering occurs from April to July, and fruiting occurs from July to September. Distribution area.

分布于云南，北京、南京、贵州亦有栽培。生长环境
Distributed in Yunnan, and also cultivated in Beijing, Nanjing, and Guizhou. Growing environment.

生于海拔2000-2800m的林下潮湿处的峭壁上。
It grows on steep cliffs in the damp undergrowth at an altitude of 2000-2800 meters.