The efficacy and function of Caulis Spatholobi

With the development of society and the close international exchanges, most people who study medicine have been seriously influenced by Western medicine, and fewer and fewer people are studying Chinese medicine, which has resulted in less and less understanding of Chinese medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Sedum odoratum.

[Other names] Red blood vine, Diandian vine, Cross Mountain Dragon

[Source] Medicinal material source: The vine stem of Schisandra chinensis, a plant of the Schisandraceae family.

【Original form】 Deciduous woody vine. Young branches are purple or brown with edges, while old branches are gray-brown and nearly cylindrical. Petiole 1-3cm long; leaf blade obovate or elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, (4-)6-15cm long, (2-)3-7cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base cuneate, margin with distinct glandular serrations or sometimes entire, dark green above, gray-green or pale beneath, with distinct reticular veins protruding beneath. Flowers are unisexual and dioecious; solitary or clustered in 2-3, dark red, 2-3 cm in diameter, with 5-8 tepals arranged in 2-3 whorls; 40-60 stamens, attached to an oblong receptacle, arranged in 4-7 rows; pistil carpels 60-100. The axis of the aggregate fruit inflorescence is thick, 6mm in diameter and 9-18cm long. The small berries are spherical and red when ripe. Seeds 2, reniform, with smooth seed coat. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is August-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain mixed woods at 2500-3400m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Main rheumatoid arthritis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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