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 功能
Efficacy, function.

健脾利湿。主治
Tonify the spleen and eliminate dampness. Used to treat...

妇女白带，虚淋。用法用量
Leukorrhea and frequent urination in women. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，120-250g。相关论述
Internal administration: Decoction, 120-250g. Relevant discussion.

1、《分类草药性》：“专治妇人白带，虚淋，久咳，盗汗。”2、《民间常用草药汇编》：“利水和脾，行气消肿。”临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Categorized herbal properties: Specializes in treating women's leukorrhea, frequent urination, chronic cough, and night sweats."2. "Compilation of commonly used folk herbs: Promotes diuresis, strengthens the spleen, regulates qi, and reduces swelling." Clinical applications and relevant combinations.

1、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》）2、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》）3、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》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. To treat abnormal vaginal discharge in women, use 500g of watercress roots and 250g of white hibiscus flower roots. Stew with meat or chicken for consumption. (From "Chongqing Herbal Medicine")2. To treat pulmonary tuberculosis with lung heat and hemoptysis, use 250g of watercress roots, 120g of white Imperata grass roots, 120g of red amaranth roots, 60g of fresh red-rooted salvia roots, and 30g of palm tree roots. Stew with meat and white sugar for consumption. (From "Chongqing Herbal Medicine")3. To alleviate toothache caused by dental caries, use 120g of watercress roots. Boil in vinegar and water, then use the solution for gargling. (From "Guangxi Illustrated Handbook of Medicinal Plants") Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

秋季采收，洗净，鲜用或晒干。植物学信息 植物种属
Harvest in autumn, wash thoroughly, use fresh or sun-dry. Botanical information: plant species.

旋花科番薯属植物蕹菜。形态特征
Water spinach, a plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Its 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。分布区域
It is an annual herbaceous plant that trails or floats on water. The stem is cylindrical, jointed, hollow between joints, with roots growing on the joints, and without hairs. The shape and size of the leaves vary, ranging from ovate, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, measuring 3.5-17cm in length and 0.9-8.5cm in width. The apex is acute or gradually pointed, with small short tips, the base is cordate, sagittate, or arrow-shaped, occasionally truncate, with entire or undulating margins, sometimes with a few coarse teeth at the base, and nearly hairless on both sides or occasionally sparsely pubescent. The petiole is 3-14cm long and hairless. The umbel inflorescence arises from the leaf axil, with a peduncle 1.5-9cm long, softly hairy at the base, hairless upwards, bearing 1-3 (-5) flowers; the bracts are small, scale-like, 1.5-2mm long; the flower stalk is 1.5-5cm long and hairless; the sepals are nearly equal in length, ovate, 7-8mm long, blunt at the apex, with small short tips, and hairless on the outside; the corolla is white, pale pink, or purple-red, funnel-shaped, 3.5-5cm long; the stamens are of unequal length, with the base of the filaments hairy; the ovary is conical and hairless. The capsule is ovoid to globose, about 1cm in diameter, and hairless. The seeds are densely covered with short pubescence or sometimes hairless. Distribution area.

我国中部和南部各地常为无性栽培，北方较少。生长环境
In China, asexual cultivation is common in the central and southern regions, but less common in the northern regions.

生于气候温暖湿润，土壤肥沃多湿的地方。
Born in a place with warm and humid climate, fertile and moist soil.