The efficacy and function of burr fruit vine

I don’t know if you are familiar with the prickly fruit vine and whether you understand its effects and functions. Let’s analyze in detail the value and eating methods of the prickly fruit vine.

【English name】 root of Pilous Buttneria

[Alias] Wild loquat vine, rough-haired prickly fruit vine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the stems and leaves of the Sterculiaceae plant.

[Original form] A woody, twining vine with coarse hairs. The twigs are dark brown when dry, initially covered with stellate hairs, then almost glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 12-15cm long and hairy; stipules are linear, about 14mm long, and fall off early; leaf blades are round or cordate, 14-24cm long, 13-21cm wide, obtuse or mucronate at the apex, cordate at the base, with fine serrations on the margins, and often 3-5 shallow lobes, both sides are covered with light yellow-brown stellate soft hairs and stiff hairs, especially on the underside, with 7 basal veins. The inflorescence is arranged in a corymbose form, axillary, with a few flowers; the pedicel is weak, about 2.5mm long; the sepals are 5, 3 long, hairy on the outside and glabrous on the inside; the petals are 5, sunken, 4-lobed, and the lobes are obtuse; the stamens with the medicine are 5, opposite to the petals, and the stamens are 5, fused below, about 1.5cm long; the ovary is spherical with nipple-like protrusions. The capsule is spherical, yellow with a slight red tint, densely covered with branched, cone-shaped soft thorns, about 2 cm in diameter and 4-6 mm long. The seeds are ovate, 5 mm long, yellow with brown spots.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on the edge of mixed woods at an altitude of 550-1000m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The stem is cylindrical, the twigs are dark brown, covered with stellate hairs, or glabrous. The leaves are round or heart-shaped, 14-24cm long and 13-21cm wide, obtuse or short-pointed at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, with 7 basal veins, coarsely serrated edges, and often 3-5 shallow lobes. Both sides are covered with light yellow-brown stellate soft hairs and stiff hairs, especially on the back. The petiole is 12-15cm long, hairy, and the stipules are linear, about 14mm long, and fall off early.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; slightly warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism. Treats rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Stems and leaves: used for rheumatism.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the relevant knowledge about the prickly fruit vine introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that the prickly fruit vine has many benefits and functions to the human body, so you can use the prickly fruit vine to treat some diseases.