The efficacy and function of blue leaf vine

Blue leaf vine is a kind of traditional Chinese medicinal material with very wide effects. We can use blue leaf vine in many places. Blue leaf vine also plays a very important role in the treatment and relief of many diseases. Now let us learn about blue leaf vine.

【English name】 stem of Tinctorial Condorvine

[Other names] Xiaoniuer vine, okra, dyed milkweed, old crow's mouth

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the dicotyledonous plant blue leaf vine of the Apocynaceae family.

[Original morphology] 1. Up to 5m long, leaves are opposite; petiole is 1.5-3.5cm long, with small glands clustered at the top; leaf blade is long ovate-oblong, 5-12mc long, 2-5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, nearly cordate at the base, blue when ripe or dry; lateral veins are 5-7 pairs, obliquely ascending, and united near the leaf margin. The panicles are nearly axillary; the peduncle is 2.5-5cm long and pubescent; there are 5 or more small glands on the inner surface of the calyx base; the corolla is yellow-white, blue-black when dry; the corolla is simply bell-shaped, with 5 tufts of hairs growing together with the corolla lobes, and the throat has brush-like hairs; the corona is composed of 5 oblong lobes; there is one pollinia in each locule, which is narrow and oblong and erect. The follicles are simple-lanceolate, swollen at the base, up to 10 cm long, about 1 cm in diameter, and covered with pubescence. The seeds are ovate, up to 1 cm long, with yellow silky hairs about 2 cm long at the tip. Flowering period is March to May, and fruiting period is August to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist mixed woods.

[Chemical composition] The aerial parts of the blue vine contain marsdenone and tinctoralactone[1].

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, bitter, warm

【Meridian】 Liver and stomach meridians

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; resolve blood stasis and dissipate stagnation. Mainly used for rheumatic bone pain and liver enlargement

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Fruit: Treats heart and stomach pain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about blue-leaf vine. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply blue leaf vine in life to serve our health.