4忧遁草

忧遁草

Clinacanthus nutans

忧遁草，学名：鳄嘴花 Clinacanthus nutans，别名千里追、柔刺草、汉
帝草、沙巴蛇草 Sabah snake grass，印尼民众称之为：Sambung nyawa 意
即延续生命的救命草，在海南称为接骨草。味甘、辛、微苦、性平，入肝、
肾经。是一种生长在靠近赤道的低海拔疏林中或灌丛内潮湿砂质土壤里的野
生灌木状草本植物，成熟期一般为 3--9 个月。它是一种营养价值很高、无毒
的野菜，绿色农产品，含氨基酸和叶绿素极高。根据化验结果显示：忧遁草
无毒，含有羽扇醇、白桦脂醇、五环三萜化合物、Beta 谷甾醇、钙元素、类
黄酮含量极高。

Clinacanthus nutans is a species of plant in Acanthaceae family. It is
also known by the common names belalai gajah(Malay), phaya
yo (Thai), Sabah snake grass, ki tajam (Sunda), and dandang gendis (Jawa).
This plant is used in the traditional herbal medicines of Malaysia, Indonesia,
Thailand, and China.[1][2] It has been used in Indonesia in the treatment of
dysentery and diabetes.[3]

C. nutans is a herbaceous plant that grows in low shrubs up to 2.5
meters high. Its stems are green, woody, upright and cylindrical. Its leaves are
green, simple, lanceolate with pointed tips and rounded bases, and are 8–
12 mm long and 4–6 cm wide. Its flowers are red and panicle-shaped, with
tube-shaped elongated petals 3.5 cm long.[4]