The efficacy and function of small flower vine

Many people are very familiar with the small flower ivy. The benefits that the small flower ivy brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of small flowered ivy? Let’s learn about it together.

[Alias] Black nine-bow, eagle claw, nine-bow vine, winged fruit vine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and stems of the plant Polygonum multiflorum of the Nelumbo family.

[Original form] Small-flowered ivy vine. The stem is grooved. Young branches puberulent. Finger-shaped compound leaves are alternate, with 3 leaflets; petiole is 4-8cm long, glabrous; leaflets are papery, elliptic-lanceolate to elliptic, 7-14cm long, 3-7cm wide, acuminate to long acuminate at apex, broadly cuneate at base, base of leaflets on both sides oblique, glabrous on both sides; lateral veins are 5-6 pairs, obvious on both sides, reticulate veins only obvious on the underside. The cymose panicles are axillary, 10-20cm long, densely gray-brown pubescent; the flowers are bisexual, with bracts; the calyx tube is constricted at the tip, densely gray-brown pubescent, with 5 sepals, green; the petals are 5, white, hairy on the outside; the stamens are 5, with 10 appendages, stalked; the ovary is inferior, and the stigma is wavy and expanded into a cockscomb shape; the glands on the disk are 3-lobed. The fruit has four wings, the flowering period is from May to October, and the fruiting period is from November to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in dense forests, sparse forests or shrubs in mountains at an altitude of 350-1400m.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains 0.98% total bioalkaloids, which have been separated into: left-handed actinodaphnine, right-handed reticuline, right-handed hernovine and right-handed litseferine.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness; reduce swelling and relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatic joint pain; limb numbness; sequelae of poliomyelitis; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about the small-flowered ivy. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply the small flowered ivy in life to serve our health.