The efficacy and function of American trumpet creeper

Traditional Chinese medicine is also very effective in treating some special diseases, but we still need to learn about it before taking it. Today we will talk about some common knowledge about the medicinal material Campsis Americana.

【English Name】 Common Trumpetcreeper Flower

[Source] It is the flower of Campsis radicans (L.) Seem., a plant of the Bignoniaceae family . The flowers are picked in bloom in summer and autumn and then sun-dried or dried at low temperature.

[Original form] Perennial woody vine. Pinnate compound leaves are opposite; leaflets are 7 to 11, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with long pointed tips, asymmetrical bases, serrated edges, and fine soft hairs between veins on the underside. The inflorescence is composed of three-petaled cymes and is gathered into a terminal panicle; the calyx is bell-shaped, fleshy, 5-lobed in the upper 1/3, and the calyx teeth are triangular; the corolla is bright red, funnel-shaped, about 4 cm in diameter, 5-lobed at the apex, with 4 stamens, didyna; the ovary has 2 chambers. The capsule is like a bean pod. Many seeds. The flowering period is from July to October, and the fruiting period is November.

[Habitat distribution] It is cultivated in Shanghai and Nanjing.

【Properties】 Mostly wrinkled or folded, 5 to 8 cm long. The calyx is 1-2 cm long, 5-6 mm in diameter at the base, dark brown, thick, with lobes about 1/3 long, triangular, and without longitudinal veins. The outside of the corolla is reddish brown with small brown spots (large glandular hairs) near the lobes; the inside is dark brown; the lobes are 1.7 to 2.5 cm wide; there is one stamen, the ovary is superior, 2-chambered, with many ovules, and the stigma is 2-lobed and flattened and oblong, often curled back. It has a slight fragrance and tastes slightly bitter and slightly sour.

【Chemical composition】 Contains capsanthin and cyanidin-3-rutinoside.

[Functions and indications] Same as Campsis grandiflora.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the American trumpet creeper. The American trumpet creeper is very beneficial to human health, and you can try it.