Patrinia (Bai Jiang Cao)
Patrinia scabiosaefolia
About Patrinia (Bai Jiang Cao)
Patrinia (Bai Jiang Cao) (Patrinia scabiosaefolia) is a herb used in the Taoist Herbal Medicine tradition to help with Infection, Appendicitis, Pelvic Inflammation, and Fever, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Patrinia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). There are about 17 species native to grassy mountain habitats in China, Siberia and Japan. These are unassuming clump-forming perennial plants having thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence with yellow or white flowers. The use for this plant is to provide a flower through long hot summers.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist