The efficacy and function of purple vine root

Do you know what purple ivy root is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of Purple Vine Root? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulating effects does Purple Ivy Root have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

【Alias】

Green ivy, thrush, Tiegusan, ivy, Astragalus membranaceus, and Cycas microphylla (Selected Proven Recipes of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Original form]

Deciduous twining shrub, about 3 meters high. Simple leaves are alternate, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 2.5-5 cm long, 1.2-2.5 cm wide, sharp at the apex with a small tip, rounded or nearly cordate base, entire margin or with wavy serrations in the front half, glabrous on both sides, with 7-10 pairs of lateral veins; petiole 6-9 mm long, with 1 pair of stipules. The flowers are green, in narrow panicles, growing at the tops of side branches; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are ovate, with very fine ciliates; the petals are 5, obovate, smaller than the sepals; the stamens are 5; the ovary is 2-chambered, the style is thick and short, and 2-pronged. The drupe is oblong, 7 to 8 mm long, purple-black, with a persistent calyx at the base. Flowering period: summer and autumn. The fruit matures after one year.

【Habitat distribution】

Growing in sunny thickets or forest edges in mountainous areas. Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places.

【Nature and flavor】

Jinhua's "Selected Prescriptions of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "slightly astringent, warm."

【Function and indications】

① "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records": "It can treat joint pain, malnutrition in children, and amenorrhea in women."

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: decoction.

【extract】

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Everyone should know the medicinal value of Purple Vine Root, so you can be more targeted when consuming it. More reasonable use of the medicine can better treat some common diseases.