The efficacy and function of bindweed

Bindweed is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, Bindweed actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

【Alias】 Color wood

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Convolvulaceae.

[Original form] Silver-gray bindweed is a perennial herb, 2-15cm tall. The rhizome is short and woody; the stems are few or many, procumbent or ascending, and the branches and leaves are densely covered with appressed silvery-gray silky hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; sessile; leaf blades are linear or narrowly lanceolate, 1-2 cm long, 1-5 mm wide, with sharp tips and narrow bases. Flowers are solitary at the ends of branches, with thin pedicels; sepals 5, 4-7mm long, outer sepals oblong, inner sepals wider, elliptical, densely covered with appressed silvery hairs; corolla small, funnel-shaped, light rose or white with purple stripes, hairy, 5 shallowly lobed; stamens 5, shorter than corolla, filament base slightly enlarged; pistil glabrous, slightly longer than stamens; ovary 2-chambered, style 2-lobed, stigma B linear. Capsule spherical, 2-lobed. There are 2-3 seeds, which are oval, smooth, beaked, and light brown-red.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in arid hillside grasslands or roadsides.

[Properties] Property identification: The whole plant is 2-12cm long, and the above-ground part is covered with silver-grey silky hairs. The rhizome is short and woody. The stems are branched, thin and curved; brittle and easy to break. Leaves are alternate, mostly wrinkled or falling off. When intact, they are flattened to become linear or narrowly lanceolate, 1-2 cm long, with pointed apex and narrow base; sessile. The flowers are small, solitary at the ends of branches, with thin pedicels; the corolla is funnel-shaped, lavender or white. Capsule spherical, 2-lobed. There are 2-3 seeds, which are oval, light brown-red and smooth. It has a faint smell and a spicy taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Relieve exterior symptoms and relieve cough. Mainly cold; cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-10g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicine bindweed in the above article, it is not difficult to find that bindweed has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.