水木草，中药名。为提灯藓科植物匐枝尖叶提灯藓Plagiomniumcuspidatum(Hedw.)T.Kop.的植物体。分布于吉林、辽宁、陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、四川、云南、西藏等地。具有凉血止血之功效。用于鼻衄，吐血，便血，崩漏。
Shui-mu-cao, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. s the plant body of Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T.Kop., a plant in the family Amblystegiaceae. It is distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet. It has the efficacy of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and is used for epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, and menometrorrhagia.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

凉血止血。
Cool the blood and stop bleeding.

主治 Indications

用于鼻衄，吐血，便血，崩漏。
Used for nosebleeds, vomiting blood, bloody stools, and excessive menstrual bleeding.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

内服：煎汤，9-12g。
Internal administration: Decoction, 9-12g.

相关论述 Relevant Discussion

《陕西中草药》：“止血。主治鼻衄，崩漏。”
"Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Hemostasis. Used to treat epistaxis and menorrhagia."

临床应用 Clinical Applications

1、治鼻衄：水木草9g，小藓30g。白糖为引，水煎服。

1. Treatment for nosebleeds: 9g of Shuimucao (Herba Lysimachiae) and 30g of Xiaoxian (Sphagnum). Use white sugar as a guide, decoct in water and take orally.

2、治崩漏：水木草9g。白糖为引，水煎服。（1-2方出自《陕西中草药》）
2. Treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding: 9g of Shuimucao (Herba Lysimachiae). Use white sugar as a guide, decoct in water and take orally. (The above prescriptions are from "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine")

附注 Notes

同属植物湿地匐灯藓 Plagiomnium acutum (Lindb.) T.Kop. 分布于四川等地。亦供药用，功效相同。
Plagiomnium acutum (Lindb.) T.Kop., a type of bryophyte plant, is found in Sichuan and other regions. It is also used for medicinal purposes with similar effects.

加工炮制 Processing and Preparation

采收加工：夏、秋季采收，洗净，晒干。
Harvest in summer and autumn, wash, and dry in the sun.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：提灯藓科植物匐枝尖叶提灯藓。
The plant belongs to the family Pterobryaceae, species Plagiomnium cuspidatum (or related), with creeping branches and pointed leaves.

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

植物体鲜绿色，营养枝匍匐呈弓形弯曲，疏生叶，叶较短，呈卵状阔菱形；生殖枝直立，上段密集簇生叶片，叶较狭长，呈卵状长菱形；叶缘具明显分化的狭边，中上部具单列细锯齿。叶细胞呈六角性，细胞壁薄。雌雄同株。蒴柄直立，长2-3cm，黄红色；孢蒴下垂，呈卵状圆筒形。
The plant body is fresh green, with nutritional branches creeping in an arching shape, sparsely leafed, with short leaves that are broadly ovate-rhomboid; the reproductive branches are upright, densely clustered with elongated leaves in the upper part, which are narrowly long-ovate-rhomboid; the leaf margin has distinct narrow edges, with single rows of fine serrations in the upper-middle part. The leaf cells are hexagonal, with thin cell walls. The plant is monoecious (male and female on the same plant). The seta is upright, 2-3cm long, yellow-red; the sporangium hangs down, forming an ovate cylindrical shape.

分布区域 Distribution Area

分布于吉林、辽宁、陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、四川、云南、西藏等地。
Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and other regions.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于潮湿林地或水溪旁的岩石上。
Born on rocks in damp forests or by streams.