南烛叶，中药名。为杜鹃花科植物乌饭树VacciniumbracteatumThunb.的叶或枝叶。南烛根分布于华东、中南至西南以及台湾等地。具有益肠胃，养肝肾之功效。常用于脾胃气虚，久泻，少食；肝肾不足，腰膝乏力，须发早白。
Nan-zhu-ye, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the leaves or twigs of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb., a plant in the Ericaceae family. Nan-zhu-ye is distributed in East China, Central and South China, Southwest China, and Taiwan. It is known for its effects in benefiting the intestines and stomach, as well as nourishing the liver and kidneys. It is commonly used for spleen and stomach qi deficiency, chronic diarrhea, and poor appetite, as well as liver and kidney insufficiency, weak lower back and knees, and premature graying of hair.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

益肠胃，养肝肾。主治
Benefit the intestines and stomach, nourish the liver and kidneys. Used to treat...

用于脾胃气虚，久泻，少食；肝肾不足，腰膝乏力，须发早白。用法用量
Indications: Spleen and stomach qi deficiency, chronic diarrhea, poor appetite; liver and kidney deficiency, weak lower back and knees, premature graying of hair.Dosage: Follow the recommended dosage.

内服：煎汤，6-9g；或熬膏；或入丸、散。相关论述
Internal administration: decoction, 6-9g; or made into paste; or formed into pills or powder. Relevant discussions.

1、《开宝本草》：“味苦，平，无毒。”2、《纲目》：“酸、涩。”3、《本草经疏》：“入心、脾、肾三经。”4、《本草汇言》：“味苦、涩，气凉，无毒。”5、《湖南药物志》：“酸、涩，微甘。”临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Bitter taste, neutral nature, non-toxic." - "Kaibao Bencao"2. "Sour, astringent." - "Compendium of Materia Medica"3. "Enters the Heart, Spleen, and Kidney meridians." - "Commentary on the Materia Medica Classic"4. "Bitter and astringent taste, cool energy, non-toxic." - "Compendium of Materia Medica Compilation"5. "Sour, astringent, slightly sweet." - "Hunan Materia Medica Records"Clinical applications and related compatibility.

1、治一切风疾，若能久服，轻健，明目，黑髭驻颜：南烛树（春、夏取枝叶，秋、冬取根及皮，拣择细锉）五斤。以水五斗，慢火煎取二斗，去滓，别于净锅中，慢火煎如稀饧，即以瓷瓶盛。每服以温酒调下-茶匙，日三服。（《圣惠方》南烛煎）2、助阳补阴，发白变黑：春间采南烛嫩叶，约二十斤。用蒸笼在饭锅蒸之。蒸熟晒干为末（阴干者无用）。大约一斤南烛树叶末，加入桑叶一斤，熟地二斤，山茱萸一斤，白果一斤，花椒三两，白术二斤；为末，蜜丸。白滚水送下一两，每日早晨服之。（《本草新编》）3、治刀斧伤：（乌饭树）叶嚼烂，敷患处。（《湖南药物志》）4、治牙龈腐烂：（乌饭树）叶煎汤含漱。（《浙江药用植物志》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. Treat all wind-related illnesses, if taken for a long time, it can make one feel light and agile, improve vision, and maintain a youthful appearance: Take five catties of Southern Candle Tree (in spring and summer, take branches and leaves, in autumn and winter, take roots and bark, select and finely file). Add five dou of water, simmer over low heat until reduced to two dou, remove impurities, transfer to a clean pot, simmer over low heat until it thickens, then store in a porcelain bottle. Take each dose with warm wine - a teaspoon, three times a day. (From "Sheng Hui Fang" Southern Candle Tree Decoction)2. Assist yang and nourish yin, turn white hair black: In spring, collect about twenty catties of tender leaves of Southern Candle Tree. Steam them in a steamer over a rice cooker. After steaming and drying, grind into powder (no use for dried in shade). Approximately one catty of Southern Candle Tree leaf powder, add one catty of mulberry leaf, two catties of cooked rehmannia, one catty of cornus officinalis, one catty of ginkgo biloba, three taels of prickly ash, and two catties of white atractylodes; make into powder, form into honey pills. Take with boiling water, one or two pills, every morning. (From "Ben Cao Xin Bian")3. Treat cuts and wounds from knives and axes: Chew the leaves of Wufan Tree and apply to the affected area. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")4. Treat gum decay: Boil the leaves of Wufan Tree into a decoction and use it for gargling. (From "Zhejiang Medicinal Plants") Processing and preparation: Harvesting and processing.

8-9月间采收，拣净杂质，晒干。炮制方法
Harvest between August and September, remove impurities, and sun-dry. Processing method.

取原药材，除去杂质，筛去灰屑。药材鉴别 药材性状
Collect the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, and sift out the ashes. Identify the medicinal materials and their characteristics.

一、药材性状叶长椭圆形至披针形，长2.5-6cm，宽1-2.5cm，两端尖锐，边缘有稀疏的细锯齿，多向外反卷，上面暗棕色，有光泽，主脉凹陷，下面棕色，叶脉明显凸起。叶柄短而不明显。质脆，气微，味涩而苦。二、饮片性状为完整或破碎的叶片，呈长椭圆形至披针形。上表面暗棕色，有光泽，主脉凹陷；下表面棕色，叶脉明显凸起。质脆。气微，味涩而苦。植物学信息 植物种属

1. The morphological characteristics of the medicinal material include leaves that are long elliptical to lanceolate, measuring 2.5-6cm in length and 1-2.5cm in width, with sharp tips at both ends. The edges have sparse fine serrations, tend to curl outward, and are dark brown with a glossy surface. The main vein is sunken on the upper side and brown on the lower side, with prominent leaf veins. The leaf stalk is short and not prominent. The texture is brittle, slightly aromatic, and tastes astringent and bitter.2. The characteristics of the medicinal slices are intact or broken leaves, which are long elliptical to lanceolate in shape. The upper surface is dark brown with a glossy appearance and sunken main veins, while the lower surface is brown with prominent leaf veins. The texture is brittle, slightly aromatic, and tastes astringent and bitter. Botanical information: Plant species.

杜鹃花科植物乌饭树。形态特征
Rhododendron is a plant in the Ericaceae family. Its morphological characteristics include:

乌饭树又名牛筋、黑饭草、南烛、乌饭草、乌草、南烛草木、男续、染菽、猴药、后卓、猴菽、草木之王、惟那木、墨饭草、饱饭花、苞越橘、米饭花、乌米饭树、康菊紫、饭筒树、称杆树、米碎子木。常绿灌木或小乔木，高2-6（9）m。多分枝，幼枝被短柔毛，老枝紫褐色。叶柄长2-8mm，通常无毛或被微毛。叶片薄革质，椭圆形、菱状椭圆形、披针状椭圆形，长4-9cm，宽2-4cm，先端锐尖，渐尖，基部楔形，宽楔形，边缘有细锯齿，表面平坦有光泽，侧脉5-7对，斜伸至边缘以内网结。总状花序顶生或腋，长4-6cm，有多数花，花序轴密被短柔毛；苞片叶状，披针形，边缘有锯齿，宿存或脱落，小苞片2，线形或卵形，密被微毛或无毛；萼筒密被短柔毛或茸毛，萼齿短小，三角形，长1mm左右；花冠白色，筒状，有时略呈坛状，长5-7mm，外面被短柔毛，内面有疏柔毛，口部裂片短小，三角形，外折；雄蕊内藏，花丝细长；花盘密被短柔毛。浆果直径5-8mm，熟时紫褐色。花期6-7月，果期8-10月。分布区域
Wufanshu, also known as niujin, heifancao, nanzhu, wufancao, wucao, nanzhucao, nanxu, ranshu, houzhuo, houshu, caomuzhiwang, weinamu, mofancao, baofanhua, baoyueju, mifanhua, wumifanshu, kangjuzi, fantongshu, chengganshu, misuizimu. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 2-6 (9) meters tall. It branches a lot, with young branches covered in short soft hairs, and old branches are purplish-brown. The leaf stalk is 2-8mm long, usually hairless or slightly hairy. The leaf blade is thin and leathery, elliptic, rhombic-elliptic, lanceolate-elliptic, 4-9cm long, 2-4cm wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate or broadly cuneate at the base, with fine serrations on the margin, flat and glossy on the surface, 5-7 pairs of lateral veins slanting to the inner edge forming a network. The inflorescence is terminal or axillary, 4-6cm long, with numerous flowers, the inflorescence axis densely covered in short soft hairs; bracts are leaf-like, lanceolate, serrated on the edge, persistent or deciduous, with 2 small bracteoles, linear or ovate, densely hairy or hairless; calyx tube densely covered in short soft hairs or pubescent, calyx teeth short and small, triangular, about 1mm long; corolla white, tubular, sometimes slightly urn-shaped, 5-7mm long, with short soft hairs on the outside, sparsely hairy on the inside, lobes at the mouth short and triangular, outwardly folded; stamens hidden inside, filaments slender; disc densely covered in short soft hairs. The berry is 5-8mm in diameter, purplish-brown when ripe. Flowering period is June to July, fruiting period is August to October. Distribution area.

分布于华东、中南至西南以及台湾等地。生长环境
Distributed in East China, Central and South China to Southwest China, as well as Taiwan and other regions. Growing environment.

生于丘陵地带或海拔400-1400m的山地，常见于山坡林内或灌木丛中。
Born in hilly areas or mountains with an altitude of 400-1400 meters, it is commonly found in mountain slope forests or shrubbery.