吊灯花，中药名。为锦葵科植物吊灯扶桑Hibiscusschizoptalus(Mast.)Hook.f.的根。我国福建、台湾、广东、海南、广西和云南等地引入栽培。具有消食行滞之功效。常用于食积。
Diao-deng-hua, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. It refers to the root of Hibiscus schizoptalus (Mast.) Hook.f., a plant of the Malvaceae family, which is cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other regions of China. It is known for its function of promoting digestion and relieving food stagnation, and is commonly used for food retention.

功效作用 功能
The efficacy and functions.

消食行滞。主治
Poor digestion and food stagnation. Treat with...

食积。用法用量
Food Stagnation. Dosage and Usage

内服：煎汤，5-15g。加工炮制 采收加工
Internal administration: Decoction, 5-15g. Processed and prepared from harvested materials.

秋后或冬季采挖，洗去泥沙，切片，晒干。植物学信息 植物种属
Harvest in late autumn or winter, wash away the mud and sand, slice, and dry in the sun. Botanical information: plant species.

锦葵科植物吊灯扶桑。形态特征
The plant belongs to the Malvaceae family and is called Hibiscus tiliaceus. Here are its morphological characteristics.

吊灯扶桑，又名假西藏红花、灯笼花。常绿直立灌木，高达3m。小枝细瘦，常下垂，平滑无毛。叶互生；叶柄长1-2cm，上面被星状柔毛；托叶钻形，长约2mm，常早落；叶片椭圆形或长圆形，长4-7cm，宽1.5-4cm，先端短尖或短渐尖，基部钝或宽楔形，边缘具齿缺，两面均无毛。花单生于枝端叶腋间，花梗细瘦，下垂，长8-14cm，平滑无毛或具纤毛，中部具节；小苞片5，极小，披针形，长1-2mm，被纤毛；花萼管状，长约1.5cm，疏被细毛，具5浅齿裂，常一边开裂；花瓣5，红色，长约5cm，深细裂作流苏状，向上反曲；雄蕊柱长而突出，下垂，长9-10cm，无毛；花柱枝5，无毛。蒴果长圆柱形，长约4cm，直径约1cm。花期全年。分布区域
The frangipani, also known as the false Tibetan saffron, or the lantern flower, is an evergreen upright shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall. Its small branches are slender, often drooping, smooth, and hairless. The leaves are arranged alternately; the leaf stalk is 1-2cm long, with star-shaped soft hairs on the upper surface; the stipules are awl-shaped, about 2mm long, and often fall off early; the leaf blade is elliptic or oblong, 4-7cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, with a short-pointed or gradually pointed apex, a blunt or broadly wedge-shaped base, and serrated edges, and both surfaces are hairless. The flowers are solitary, located between the terminal and axillary leaves; the flower stalk is slender, drooping, 8-14cm long, smooth and hairless, or with fine hairs, and with nodes in the middle; the small bracts are extremely small, lanceolate, 1-2mm long, and covered with fine hairs; the calyx is tubular, about 1.5cm long, sparsely covered with fine hairs, and has 5 shallow lobes, often splitting on one side; the petals are red, about 5cm long, deeply and finely lobed, forming a tassel-like shape, and curling upwards; the stamens are long and protruding, drooping, 9-10cm long, and hairless; the styles are 5, and hairless. The capsule is long cylindrical, about 4cm long and 1cm in diameter. It flowers throughout the year. Distribution area.

我国福建、台湾、广东、海南、广西和云南等地引入栽培。原产东非热带。
It is cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions in China. It is originally from tropical East Africa.