韩信草 han xin cao

Scutellaria indica Linnaeus var. indica f. ramosa C. Y. Wu & C. Chen; S. leucodasys Miquel; S. tashiroi Hayata.

Stems 12-28 cm tall, puberulent especially on angles and apex. Leaves cordate-ovate to elliptic, 1.5-2.6(-3) × 1.2-2.3 cm, base rounded to cordate, apex obtuse to rounded, puberulent or strigose, densely so abaxially. Racemes 4-8 (-12) cm. Corolla 1.4-1.8 cm.

Hillsides, grasslands, open areas, roadsides, sparse forests; 0-1500 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam]

Used as a folk remedy for traumatic injuries.