The efficacy and function of tendon vine

Nowadays, our living standards are constantly improving, but our health quality is constantly declining. Unscientific diet poses a potential threat to our bodies. Many Chinese medicinal herbs can regulate and improve our bodies. Here I would like to introduce you to the tendon vine.

[Other names] Santuo vine, Kanxiang vine, Xiangteng, Tengmanshanxiang, Jiuniu vine, Saoyang fruit

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of the Apocynaceae plant.

【Original form】Climbing shrub. With latex, the whole plant is glabrous; both twigs and old branches are weak, old branches are cylindrical, internodes are about 2.5cm long, twigs are 1.5mm or thinner in diameter, slightly angular and striated. Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3; petiole is 4-7mm long; leaf blade is membranous when young, papery or nearly leathery when old, elliptical or oblong, 5-8cm long, 2-3cm wide, obtuse or acuminate at apex, acute or slightly acuminate at base. The cyme is solitary in the leaf axil, with 5 flowers; the calyx lobes are oblong, about 1.5mm long; the corolla is white-purple, high-footed saucer-shaped, the corolla tube is cylindrical, and the throat is contracted; the stamens are attached to the inner surface of the corolla tube above the middle, and the anthers are hidden; there is no disc; the ovary consists of 2 free carpels, the style is filiform, the stigma is capitate, and the apex is 2-lobed. The drupe is oval, about 9mm long, and connected in a chain-like shape. The flowering period is from March to August, and the fruiting period is from August to June of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under sparse forests in mountains at an altitude of 250-400m or beside valleys and ditches.

[Chemical composition] The stems and leaves contain oleanolic acid, betulin, and β-sitosterol-D-glucoside.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatism, back pain, stomachache

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In the above article, we introduced the tendon vine and its characteristics. We can know that the tendon vine has very good effects and functions, and it has played a therapeutic and auxiliary therapeutic role in many diseases. I hope this will be helpful to everyone’s health.