The efficacy and function of firecracker flower

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, firecracker vine is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about firecracker vine, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

【Other name】 Eel vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: the flowers and leaves of the firecracker flower of the Bignoniaceae family.

[Original form] Firecracker flower vine. With trifurcated filamentous tendrils. Leaves are opposite; 2-3 leaflets, petiolules 5-20mm long; leaflets ovate, acuminate at tip, nearly rounded at base, 4-10cm long, 3-5cm wide, glabrous on upper and lower surfaces, with very small scattered glands on the underside, entire. The panicle is borne at the top of the side branches, 10-12cm long; the calyx is bell-shaped with 5 small teeth; the corolla is tubular, with a hairy ring in the middle of the inner surface, the base is contracted, orange-red, with 5 lobes, oblong, arranged in a valvate manner when in bud, and reflexed after the flower opens, with white short soft hairs on the edges; there are 4 stamens, didyna, borne in the middle of the corolla tube; the ovary is cylindrical; the style is thin, the stigma is tongue-shaped and flat, and the style and filaments extend out of the corolla tube. The capsule has leathery, boat-shaped lobes and contains many rows of seeds. Seeds winged, membranous. Flowering period is from January to June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Often cultivated as garden trellis plants.

【Nature and flavor】Flower: sweet; neutral; Leaves: bitter; slightly astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough; clears away heat and relieves sore throat. Mainly used for pulmonary tuberculosis; new and chronic sore throat

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 10-15g; or grind into powder, 3g each time, take with warm water.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what firecracker flower is. We know that firecracker flower has very comprehensive effects and functions, so we can use firecracker flower as a means of regulating the body in daily life.