This product is the flower buds and inflorescences of the perennial deciduous shrub Pale Butterflybush Flower (Buddleja officinalis Maixim.) from the Scrophularia Root family. It is produced in Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, and other regions. The buds are harvested between February and March before the flowers bloom. The clustered flower buds are picked, and impurities such as stems are removed, then dried. The best quality is characterized by dry, densely clustered buds, gray-yellow color, fine hairs, and a soft texture.

Common counterfeit products ─ The inflorescence of Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl from the Thymelaeaceae family is a common counterfeit. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, and other areas. The dried product forms dense clusters, with a surface covered in shiny, pale yellow silky hairs. There are 6-8 bracts, and the flower stalks are often curved into hook shapes. Individual buds are short and rod-like, slightly curved, measuring 0.6-0.9 cm in length and 0.3 cm in diameter. It is a single-perianth flower with a tubular calyx, 4-lobed at the tip, containing 8 stamens arranged in two rows. The texture is brittle and easily broken. It has a faint odor and a mild taste.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet slightly cold, act on liver channel.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and improving vision, cooling blood to dissipate nebula.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for liver heat red eye swelling and pain, excessive tearing and eye discharge, bluish blindness (optic atrophy), nebula, photophobia, and other symptoms. Acute and chronic conjunctivitis, conjunctival congestion, blurred vision, nyctalopia, and infantile malnutrition with accumulation in children.

Decoct 6-10 grams for oral administration.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Contains various flavonoids such as lindley butterflybush herb glycosides and acacetin.