24落地生根

落地生根

Bryophyllum pinnatum
(Lam.)Oken

落地生根（學名：Bryophyllum pinnatum），又稱葉生、天燈籠、大還
魂、倒地蓮、倒吊蓮、打不死，原產地為非洲，是景天科落地生根屬的多肉植
物。由於若將其葉放在泥土上，葉邊的一點即能發芽生長，不必依賴種子繁
殖，故名落地生根。若將它屈折或打斷，其葉著地即能生長，故亦有打不死之
名。具有止血、消炎、止痛、消腫解毒之功效。但脾胃虛寒者慎服。此外也可
做切花、盆栽、花壇和庭園露地栽培。

Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the air plant, cathedral
bells, life plant, miracle leaf, and Goethe plant is a succulent plant native
to Madagascar, which is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in
tropical and subtropical areas. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature
plantlets that form on the margins of its phylloclades, a trait it has in common
with some other members of its genus.

It is a succulent, perennial plant, about 1m tall, with a fleshy cylindrical
stem and a reddish color for the youngest and it flowers most of the
year.[2] The specific epithet "pinnata" is the declination of the Latin pinnatus,
meaning "winged, pinnate".

Bryophyllum pinnatum has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as
being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension.[15] In traditional
medicine, the juice of the leaves is also used to cure kidney stones, although
there is no scientific evidence for this use, and, indeed, such usage could
prove dangerous and even fatal in some cases. In the French West Indies,
Kalanchoe pinnata, called zeb maltet, is used in local application
against headaches. For the people of the Amazon, kalanchoe has multiple
uses: the Creoles use it roasted against inflammations and cancer and as an
infusion, and as a popular remedy for fevers. Against headaches, Palikur rubs
their forehead with a mixture of kalanchoe leaf juice with coconut oil.[16]