The efficacy and function of wild jasmine

As for Jasmine, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce wild jasmine to you.

[Other names] Chicken claw flower, white plate flower (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the whole herb and flowers of Jasmine multiflorum, a plant of the Oleaceae family. The whole herb can be harvested throughout the year, and the flowers can be harvested in summer.

【Original form】Climbing shrub. Young branches cylindrical. Odd-pinnate compound leaves, opposite; petiole about 1 cm long; leaflets usually 5 to 7, the top one is the largest, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 1.5 to 5 cm long, 0.5 to 1 cm wide, acuminate at apex, broadly cuneate at base, entire, with 3 veins. The cymes are axillary at the top, with many flowers arranged in a cone; the flowers are light pink and fragrant; the pedicel is 2 to 2.5 cm long; there is one bract, lanceolate; the calyx is tubular, with 5 sepals, linear; the corolla is white or light pink, saucer-shaped, with a tube length of 2 to 3 cm; there are 5 petals, ovate to elliptical. The berries are often twins, sometimes solitary, dark purple in color, with a persistent calyx at the base. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in thickets on hillsides and beside gullies, or is cultivated near villages. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "light, cool."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "clears away heat and reduces inflammation. Treats orchitis and lymph node tuberculosis."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang. For external use: mash and apply.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of wild jasmine. We should pay more attention to information in this area so that we can be prepared when encountering problems and avoid panic.