| Pharmaceutical name: | Flos Saussureae involucratae |
| Latin botanical name: 學名 | Saussurea involucrata (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. Blp. |
| Distribution: 產地﹕ | Snowy mountain area of gansu, qinghai, xizang, xin jiang provinces of China﹐at altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters。 新疆、甘肅、青海、西藏等海拔為4000╴5000米的地帶 |
| Properties﹕ 性質﹕ | warm, mildly bitter , 性溫、微苦 |
Channels entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney and spleen channels 肝、腎、脾經 |
| Actions & Indications: 應用﹕ | For hardening of blood vessels of the brain, tumor. Folk applications include rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menses, placenta not being expelled after birth. 腦動脈硬化、癌症 民間雪蓮用于治療風濕性關節炎、陽痿、婦女月經不調、胎衣不下。 |
| Medical Function: 藥理﹕ | Ridding of coldness and dampness, tonifying blood, improving yang. Anti aging, anti tiredness, resisting lack of oxygen, anti flammatory, anesthesia, and anti hypertension. 散寒除濕壯陽補血，延緩衰老，抗疲勞，抗缺氧，抗炎，鎮痛，平息壓等作用。 |
| Chemical ingredients: | The whole plant contains saponin, flavone, volatile oil, amino acids, glucose 全草含生物鹼﹐黃酮﹐揮發油﹐葡萄糖﹐氨基酸等。 |
| Dosage: | 9 ~ 15 g in concoction. The variety da bao xue lian（Saussurea involucrate Kar , et Kin）is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in decoction. 雪蓮種類之中大苞雪蓮花 （Saussurea involucrate Kar , et Kin）有毒﹐每次只可二至五分煎服。 |
| Samples of formulae: | 1. Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of shoulders, sciatica of old people: Prescription: xue lian 20 g, qi zi 10 g, hong hua 10 g, rice wine 2500 cc. Seal and soak for 15 days. Drink twice a day, 10 to 20 cc per serving. 2. Irregular menses, pain of lower back and leg during and before period, cold and pain of lower abdomen: Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 2 g, hong hua 2 g. Boil with water. Drink twice a day as tea . l、風濕及類風濕性關節炎、肩周炎及老年性腰腿痛：
雪蓮20克，枸杞，紅花各10克，白酒2500毫升，密封浸泡15日。日服二次、每次10-20毫升。 2、婦人月經不調，月經痛及月經痛引起的腰背痛、小腹冷痛：
雪蓮5克，枸杞，紅花各2克，水煎服．日服二次。 3、因寒濕引起的胃寒、胃痛等症：
雪蓮5克，紅棗 30克，枸杞10克，洗凈燉雞肉食用。
4、男子陽萎、不育症：
雪蓮6克，當歸3克，枸杞10克，水煎服，日服一次。
5、調經補血、滋陰補腎：
雪蓮、枸杞各5克，紅花2克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
6、溫腎壯陽、補中益氣：
雪蓮，枸杞各5克， 紅花3克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 文火2－3小時后食用。
也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
(more to be loaded) |
| Warning﹕ | Although this herb is being mentioned in classical herb dictionary but it is rarely prescribed. |
| Toxicity﹕ | Avoid using xue lian when: during pregnancy, yinxu (yin deficient) and having high heat. Over dosage can cause heavy sweating. The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in concoction. 陰虛火旺者忌服，孕婦忌服，過量可致大汗淋離。 雪蓮中大苞雪蓮花（Saussurea involucrate Kar , et Kin）有毒，煎服二至五分。 |