蕉芋，中药名。为美人蕉科植物蕉芋Canna edulis Ker.的根茎。具有清热利湿，解毒的功效。主治痢疾，泄泻，黄疸，痈疮肿毒。
Jiao-yu, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. It refers to the rhizome of the plant Canna edulis Ker. from the Cannaceae family. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, and detoxification. It is mainly used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, and carbuncle swelling and toxicity.

功效作用 功能
The efficacy and functions.

清热利湿，解毒。主治
Clearing heat, promoting diuresis, and detoxification. Used to treat...

痢疾，泄泻，黄疸，痈疮肿毒。用法用量
Dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, and carbuncle swelling and toxicity. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，10-15g。外用：适量，捣敷。化学成分
Internal use: Decoction, 10-15g. External use: Appropriate amount, pounded for application. Chemical components.

根茎含淀粉，还原糖，蛋白质，另含色氨酸。加工炮制 采收加工
The rhizome contains starch, reducing sugar, protein, and also contains tryptophan. It is harvested and processed after being prepared.

全年均可采挖，去净茎叶，晒干或鲜用。药材鉴别 药材性状
It can be harvested all year round, and the stems and leaves should be cleaned and dried in the sun or used fresh. Identification of medicinal materials and their properties.

根茎呈圆锥形，先端有茎基，周围被有数枚叶鞘，表面所棕色或灰黄色。节明显，具细根或点状根痕。质坚硬，断面粉性。气微，味淡。植物学信息 植物种属
The rhizome is conical in shape with a stem base at the apex, surrounded by several leaf sheaths, and its surface is brown or grayish-yellow. The nodes are distinct, with fine roots or punctate root scars. It is hard in texture and powdery in cross-section. It has a slight aroma and a mild taste. Botanical information: plant species.

美人蕉科植物蕉芋形态特征
Musa is a genus of plants in the Musaceae family, characterized by its distinctive morphology.

多年生草本，高达3m。具块状根茎。茎紫色，直立，粗壮。叶互生；叶柄短；叶鞘边缘紫色；叶片长圆形，长30-70m，宽20-25cm，表面绿色，边缘或背面紫色；有羽状的平行脉，中脉明显。总状花序疏散，单一或分叉；花单生或2朵簇生，小苞片卵形，长约8mm，淡紫色；萼片淡绿而染紫，披针形，长约1.5cm；花冠管杏黄色，长约1.5cm，花冠裂片杏黄而先端染紫，长约4cm；外轮退化雄蕊2（-3）枚，花瓣状，倒披针形，长约5.5cm，宽约1cm，红色，基部杏黄，直立，其中1枚微凹；唇瓣披针形，长4.5cm，卷曲，先端2裂，上部红色，基部杏黄；发育雄蕊被针形，长约4.2cm，杏黄而染红，花药室长9mm；子房圆球形，直径6mm，绿色，密被小疣状突起。蒴果成3瓣开裂，瘤状。花期9-10月。分布区域
Perennial herb, up to 3m tall. It has rhizomes. The stem is purple, erect, and stout. Leaves are alternate; petioles are short; leaf sheaths have purple edges; leaf blades are oblong, 30-70cm long, 20-25cm wide, green on the surface, with purple edges or undersides; with feather-like parallel veins, and prominent midribs. The inflorescence is lax, solitary or forked; flowers are solitary or clustered in pairs, with ovate bracts about 8mm long, pale purple; sepals are pale green and tinged with purple, lanceolate, about 1.5cm long; the corolla tube is apricot yellow, about 1.5cm long, with corolla lobes apricot yellow and tinged with purple at the tips, about 4cm long; the outer whorl has 2 (-3) degenerate stamens, petal-like, lanceolate, about 5.5cm long, 1cm wide, red, with apricot yellow bases, erect, one of them slightly concave; the labellum is lanceolate, about 4.5cm long, curled, with 2 lobes at the tip, red in the upper part, apricot yellow at the base; the developing stamens are needle-shaped, about 4.2cm long, apricot yellow and tinged with red, with anther sacs about 9mm long; the ovary is globose, 6mm in diameter, green, densely covered with small wart-like protrusions. The fruit splits into 3 lobes, with wart-like protuberances. Flowering period is from September to October. Distribution area.

全国各地常见栽培。原产美洲。生长见习
Commonly cultivated throughout the country. Originally from the Americas. It grows well under various conditions.

喜温暖潮湿气候，不耐寒。对土壤要求不严，但以土层深厚、肥沃、排水良好的地块栽培为佳。繁殖方式
Prefers warm and humid climate, and is not tolerant to cold. It does not have strict requirements for soil, but it is best cultivated in areas with deep, fertile, and well-drained soil. It reproduces through

用分株繁殖法。栽培技术
Propagate through division. Cultivation techniques.

4-5月，将根茎挖起，按l-2个芽为1丛用刀分割，按行株距70cm×60cm开穴，施足基肥，栽植。
In April and May, the roots and rhizomes are dug up. They are then divided with a knife, with 1-2 buds per cluster. Dig holes with a spacing of 70cm × 60cm, apply sufficient base fertilizer, and then plant the divided rhizomes.