The efficacy and function of blood wind vine

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Blood wind vine is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about Blood wind vine.

[Other names] Qingteng, Tieniu Rushi, Qingjinteng (Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines").

[Source] It is the root and stem of the winged drupe of the Rhamnaceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year, washed, sliced ​​and dried.

[Original form] Woody vine, 2 to 3 meters high. The roots are thick and the skin is dark purple-red. The stem is much branched with fine longitudinal lines, and the young branches are green. Simple leaves are alternate; leathery; petiolate; ovate or rectangular, 4-8 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, broadly cuneate or nearly rounded at the base, entire or slightly wavy, green and glabrous on both sides, with very obvious lateral veins on the underside. Axillary cymes or sometimes terminal panicles; small flowers, greenish-white; calyx 5-lobed, lobes triangular; 5 petals, spoon-shaped; 5 stamens; ovary 2-chambered, hidden in a pentagonal disk. The nut is spherical, reddish-brown when ripe, with a duck-tongue-shaped, thin, membranous wing on the top, 3 to 5 cm long. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in sparse woods or bushes in mountains and ditches. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Chemical composition] The root contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, amino acids and anthraquinones.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, warm.

【Functions and indications】Replenishes Qi and blood, dispels wind and activates collaterals. Treats deficiency of qi and blood, rheumatic pain, and traumatic injuries.

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

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine"

I believe that the above introduction to the knowledge about Blood Wind Vine will give you a better understanding of Blood Wind Vine. We can eat blood wind vine in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.