What does the ear root look like?

Panicle rhizome is oblate and twisted, with brown surface, several longitudinal edges, obvious nodes and residual fibrous roots on the lower nodes; Fragile and easily broken.

Houttuynia cordata Thunb Also known as Crocodile Root, it is a Saururaceae plant, which is produced in the province south of the Yangtze River valley in China. It smells like fish and is slightly astringent.

Houttuynia cordata Thunb is a perennial herb with a height of 30 ~ 50 cm, and the whole plant has a foul smell. The upper part of the stem is erect, often purplish red, the lower part is creeping, and the nodes are whorled with small roots.

Leaves alternate, papery, glandular, especially on the back, ovoid or broadly ovoid, heart-shaped at the base, entire, often purplish red on the back, palmately veined. Flowers are small, open in summer, without perianth, arranged in spikes opposite to leaves, about 2 cm long.

Capsule nearly spherical, 2 ~ 3 mm in diameter, cracked at the top, with persistent style. Seeds numerous, ovate. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is10-165438+1October.

Growth habit of auricularia auricula root;

Suitable for growing in a warm and humid climate, afraid of drought, demanding high soil moisture, like growing in acidic and humid sandy soil, and more suitable for the warm climate in the south. During normal growth, it is necessary to water in time to keep the soil moist.