美人蕉根，中药名。为美人蕉科美人蕉属植物美人蕉CannaindicaL.的根或茎。植物美人蕉，全国各地普遍栽植，亦有野生于湿润草地。原产于印度。具有清热解毒，调经，利水之功效。主治月经不调，带下，黄疸，痢疾，疮疡肿毒。
Mei-ren-jiao-gen, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. Rhizoma of Canna indica L.), also known as the root or stem of Canna indica L., a plant belonging to the Cannaceae family. The plant is widely cultivated throughout the country and can also be found growing wild in moist grasslands. It is native to India and is known for its efficacy in clearing heat, detoxification, regulating menstruation, and promoting diuresis. It is commonly used to treat irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, jaundice, dysentery, and abscesses.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

清热解毒，调经，利水。主治
Clearing heat, detoxifying, regulating menstruation, and promoting diuresis. Used to treat...

月经不调，带下，黄疸，痢疾，疮疡肿毒。用法用量
Irregular menstruation, vaginal discharge, jaundice, dysentery, and swollen ulcers. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，6-15g，鲜品30-120g。外用：适量，捣敷。药理作用
Internal use: Decoction, 6-15g, fresh product 30-120g. External use: Appropriate amount, pounded for application. Pharmacological effects.

1、保肝作用。2、利胆作用。3、降低肠管紧张性。4、对血压影响。相关论述

1. Hepatoprotective effect.2. Cholagogic effect.3. Lowering intestinal tension.4. Impact on blood pressure. Relevant discussions.

1、《生草药性备要》：“治胎衣不下，取汁熬热服，又利小水，根能退热毒，敷大疮。”“用心槌烂敷疮，消红肿。”2、《四川中药志》1960年版：“能补肾虚，治红崩白带、月经不调及痈毒初起红肿疼痛等症。”临床应用 临床应用

1. "Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao": "To treat retained placenta, extract the juice, boil it, and take it hot. It also helps with urination. The root can dispel heat toxins and be applied to large ulcers." "Use mashed heartwood to apply to ulcers to reduce redness and swelling."2. "Sichuan Materia Medica Records" 1960 edition: "It can tonify kidney deficiency, treat menorrhagia, leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, and the initial stage of carbuncle with redness, swelling, and pain." Clinical application.

治疗急性黄疸型肝炎。相关配伍
Treatment for acute icteric hepatitis. Related herbal formula.

1、治急性黄疸型肝炎，鲜美人蕉根60g。煎服。（《安徽中草药》）2、治痢疾，鲜美人蕉根6g，煎服。（《安徽中草药》）3、治湿热白带，美人蕉根15g，炒贯众9g，煎服。（《安徽中草药》）4、治脾虚所致的崩漏，小芭蕉头根60g，金樱子根60g。炖鸡服。（《四川中药志》1960年）加工炮制 采收加工

1. To treat acute jaundice hepatitis, take 60g of fresh banana roots. Decoct and take orally. (From "Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine")2. To treat dysentery, take 6g of fresh banana roots. Decoct and take orally. (From "Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine")3. To treat damp-heat leukorrhea, take 15g of banana roots and 9g of fried Guan Zhong. Decoct and take orally. (From "Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine")4. To treat collapse due to spleen deficiency, take 60g of small banana rhizomes and 60g of Jin Yingzi roots. Stew with chicken and take orally. (From "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records" 1960) Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

全年可采挖，除去茎叶，洗净，切片，晒干或鲜用。植物学信息 植物种属
It can be harvested all year round, with stems and leaves removed, cleaned, sliced, dried in the sun, or used fresh. Botanical information: plant species.

美人蕉科美人蕉属植物美人蕉。形态特征
The Musaceae family includes the Musa genus, which consists of plants like the banana. They are characterized by their distinctive morphology.

美人蕉，别名兰蕉《农圃六书》，水蕉《生草药性备要》，虎头蕉《纲目拾遗》，莲蕉《台湾府志》，昙华《药圃回春》，小芭蕉《四川中药志》，洋巴蕉、破血红《江西药用植物名录》，红花蕉《广东药用植物名录》。多年生草本，高可达l.5m，全株绿色无毛，被蜡质白粉。具块状根茎。地上枝丛生。单叶互生；具鞘状的叶柄；叶片卵状长圆形，长10-30cm，先端尖，全缘或微波状，基部阔楔形至圆形。总状花序，花单生或对生；每花具1苞片，苞片卵形，长约1.2cm；萼片3，绿白色，先端带红色，长约1cm；花冠大多红色，管长约1cm，花冠裂片披针形，长约3cm；外轮退化雄蕊2-3枚，鲜红色，倒披针形，长约4cm；唇瓣披针形，长约3cm，弯曲；发育雄蕊花药和花丝相连接处稍呈弯曲；子房下位，3室，花柱1。蒴果，长卵形，绿色，具柔软刺状物，长1.2-1.8cm。花、果期3-12月。分布区域
Banana, also known as Lanjiao in "Nongpu Liushu", Shuijiao in "Shengcaoyaoxing Beiyao", Hutoujiao in "Gangmu Shiyi", Lianjiao in "Taiwan Fuzhi", Tanhua in "Yaopu Huichun", Xiaobajiao in "Sichuan Zhongyao Zhi", Yangbajiao and Poxuehong in "Jiangxi Yaoyong Zhizhi", and Honghuajiao in "Guangdong Yaoyong Zhizhi". It is a perennial herbaceous plant that can grow up to 1.5 meters tall, with green, hairless stems covered in a waxy white powder. It has rhizomes that grow underground and forms clusters of above-ground branches. The leaves are alternate, with sheathed petioles; the leaf blades are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 10-30cm long, pointed at the tip, with entire or slightly wavy margins, and wedge-shaped to round bases. The flowers are arranged in racemes, with single or paired flowers; each flower has 1 bract, which is ovate and about 1.2cm long; there are 3 sepals, greenish-white with red tips, about 1cm long; the corolla is mostly red, with a tube about 1cm long, and lobes lanceolate, about 3cm long; the outer whorl has 2-3 degenerate stamens, bright red, lanceolate, about 4cm long; the labellum is lanceolate, about 3cm long, curved; the anthers and filaments are slightly curved at the point of connection; the ovary is inferior, with 3 chambers and 1 style. The capsule is oblong, green, with soft spines, 1.2-1.8cm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from March to December. Distribution area.

原产于印度。生长环境
Originally from India. Growing environment.

全国各地普遍栽植，亦有野生于湿润草地。
It is widely planted throughout the country and can also be found growing wild in moist grasslands.