The efficacy and function of false aketong

False Akebia is a Chinese medicine that is relatively familiar to everyone. It has many benefits to our body. If we want to consume it correctly in our lives, we need to have some understanding of False Akebia. Let’s take a look at it below.

【English name】 Chun Stephanotis

[Other names] Pseudo-Akebia, Mosaic Hollow Grass, Wood-Complete Tonic

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves or roots of the black vine of the dicotyledonous plant Akebia philadelphica, Apocynaceae.

【Original form】 Vine-like shrub. Young branches are pubescent, old branches are glabrous. Leaves are opposite, papery; petiole 1-2cm long, pubescent, with tufted glands at tip; leaves are ovate or broadly ovate-oblong, 7-10.5cm long, 4-6.5cm wide, acuminate at tip, cordate at base, young leaves are finely pubescent, gradually falling off when old; lateral veins are nearly flat, 6-7 on each side, obliquely ascending, and reticulated in front of leaf margin. The umbel-shaped cymes are axillary or terminal, shorter than the leaves, with up to 11 flowers; the calyx is 5-lobed, with yellow soft hairs on the outside and many glands on the inside; the corolla is white, fragrant, high-footed saucer-shaped, containing rich black sap, the corolla is 7-8mm long, with 5 rows and 2 columns of coarse hairs inside, and 5 lobes, oblong sickle-shaped, with eyelashes; the corona is small, 5 pieces are free, attached to the gynoecium, and shorter than the anthers; there is one pollinia in each locule, erect, and the pollinia stalk is horizontal; the ovary consists of 2 free carpels, and the anther tip has an incurved membrane. The style is short, the stigma is enlarged, and the base is pentagonal. Follicles thickened; seeds with white silky hairs at tip. Flowering period: May-June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist dense forests in the mountains at an altitude of 600-850m, climbing on big trees.

[Properties] Identification by properties: The leaves are mostly wrinkled, some are broken, and the intact ones are ovate or ovate-oblong when flattened, 7-11cm long, 4-6cm wide, with acute tip, cordate base, entire margin, gray-green above, slightly lighter below, nearly glabrous or covered with sparse short soft hairs on both sides, and the veins are prominent below; the petiole is 2-3cm long, with several small brown glands at the tip. Thick paper. Slightly bitter and astringent. Large and complete leaves are preferred.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Nourishes blood; activates blood circulation; promotes lactation. Mainly used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood deficiency, insufficient milk

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

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots and leaves: used for postpartum anemia, insufficient milk, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine Akebia introduced above, it turns out that Akebia can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.