蕹菜根，中药名。为旋花科番薯属植物蕹菜IpomoeaaquaticaForsk.的根。植物蕹菜，我国中部和南部各地常为无性栽培，北方较少。具有健脾利湿之功效。主治妇女白带，虚淋。
Water spinac, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. root. It is the root of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk., a plant of the Convolvulaceae family and the Ipomoea genus. The plant water spinach is commonly cultivated asexually in various parts of central and southern China, but less so in the north. It is effective in invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness, and is mainly used to treat women's leukorrhea and urinary frequency due to deficiency.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

健脾利湿。
Tonify the spleen and eliminate dampness.

主治 Indications

妇女白带，虚淋。
Leukorrhea and frequent urination in women.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

内服：煎汤，120-250g。
Internal use: Decoction, 120-250g.

相关论述 Relevant Discussion

《分类草药性》：“专治妇人白带，虚淋，久咳，盗汗。”
"Categorized Materia Medica": "Specializes in treating leukorrhea in women, frequent urination, chronic cough, and night sweats."

《民间常用草药汇编》：“利水和脾，行气消肿。”
"Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs": "Promotes diuresis and strengthens the spleen, regulates qi and reduces swelling."

临床应用 Clinical Applications

治妇女白带，蕹菜根500g，白木槿花根250g。炖肉或炖鸡服。（《重庆草药》）
To treat leukorrhea in women, use 500g of water spinach root and 250g of white hibiscus flower root. Stew with meat or chicken and consume. ("Chongqing Herbal Medicine")

治痨伤肺热吐血，蕹菜根250g，白茅根120g，红苋菜根120g，鲜山红根60g，棕树根30g。炖，加肉、白糖服。（《重庆草药》）
To treat pulmonary consumption with heat and hemoptysis, use 250g of water spinach root, 120g of white Imperata root, 120g of red amaranth root, 60g of fresh Salvia root, and 30g of palm root. Stew with meat and white sugar for consumption. ("Chongqing Herbal Medicine")

治龋齿痛，蕹菜根120g。醋水各半同煎汤含漱。（《广西药用植物图志》）
To relieve toothache due to dental caries, use 120g of water spinach root. Boil in equal parts vinegar and water, then use the decoction for mouth rinsing. ("Guangxi Illustrated Handbook of Medicinal Plants")

加工炮制 Processing and Preparation

采收加工：秋季采收，洗净，鲜用或晒干。
Harvest in autumn, wash thoroughly, and use fresh or sun-dry.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：旋花科番薯属植物蕹菜。
Water spinach is a plant of the Convolvulaceae family, genus Ipomoea.

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

一年生草本，蔓生或漂浮于水。茎圆柱形，有节，节间中空，节上生根，无毛。叶片形状、大小有变化，卵形、长卵形、长卵状披针形或披针形，长3.5-17cm，宽0.9-8.5cm，顶端锐尖或渐尖，具小短尖头，基部心形、戟形或箭形，偶尔截形，全缘或波状，或有时基部有少数粗齿，两面近无毛或偶有稀疏柔毛；叶柄长3-14cm，无毛。聚伞花序腋生，花序梗长1.5-9cm，基部被柔毛，向上无毛，具1-3（-5）朵花；苞片小鳞片状，长1.5-2mm；花梗长1.5-5cm，无毛；萼片近于等长，卵形，长7-8mm，顶端钝，具小短尖头，外面无毛；花冠白色、淡红色或紫红色，漏斗状，长3.5-5cm；雄蕊不等长，花丝基部被毛；子房圆锥状，无毛。蒴果卵球形至球形，径约1cm，无毛。种子密被短柔毛或有时无毛。
Annual herbaceous plant, trailing or floating on water. The stem is cylindrical, jointed, hollow between nodes, with roots developing at the nodes, and glabrous. Leaf shape and size vary—ovate, oblong-ovate, oblong-lanceolate, or lanceolate—measuring 3.5–17 cm long and 0.9–8.5 cm wide; apex acute or acuminate with a small mucro, base cordate, sagittate, or hastate, occasionally truncate, margins entire or undulate, sometimes with a few coarse teeth at the base; both surfaces nearly glabrous or occasionally sparsely pubescent; petiole 3–14 cm long, glabrous. Cymose inflorescences axillary, peduncle 1.5–9 cm long, pubescent at base, becoming glabrous upward, bearing 1–3 (–5) flowers; bracts small, scale-like, 1.5–2 mm long; pedicel 1.5–5 cm long, glabrous; sepals subequal, ovate, 7–8 mm long, obtuse at apex with a small mucro, outer surface glabrous; corolla white, pale pink, or purplish-red, funnel-shaped, 3.5–5 cm long; stamens unequal in length, filaments hairy at base; ovary conical, glabrous. Capsule ovoid to globose, ca. 1 cm in diameter, glabrous. Seeds densely short-pubescent or sometimes glabrous.

分布区域 Distribution Area

我国中部和南部各地常为无性栽培，北方较少。
Commonly cultivated asexually throughout central and southern China, less common in the north.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于气候温暖湿润，土壤肥沃多湿的地方。
Grows in warm, humid climates with fertile and moist soils.