The efficacy and function of birch leaf grape root bark

Birch leaf grape root bark is a very common medicinal material in life. It can be used to make medicinal food and medicine. The usage of birch leaf grape root bark is also relatively wide, so you can choose it with confidence. Let’s take a look at it together.

[Alias] Big blood vine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root bark of birch-leaved grape, a plant of the grape family.

[Original form] Birchleaf grape woody vine. The twigs are covered with spider-like soft hairs, which later become glabrous; the tendrils are opposite to the leaves and branched in a dichotomous manner. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 3-5cm long, covered with spider-like hairs, and then becomes glabrous; leaf blade is herbaceous, ovate or broadly ovate, 5-10cm long, 4-9cm wide, with short acuminate tip, shallow cordate or truncated cordate base, with numerous small teeth on the margin, almost glabrous above, densely or sparsely covered with light brown short soft hairs below; lateral veins are 5-7 pairs, and the third-order veinlets are not obvious. The flowers are heterogamous and dioecious, with panicles 5.5-7cm long, opposite the leaves, sparsely covered with spider-like hairs; bisexual flowers have bracts at the base; the calyx is disc-shaped, about 0.8mm in diameter, and glabrous; there are 5 petals, which are glued together at the top to form a cap and fall off; there are 5 stamens, opposite the petals; the ovary has a short stigma and is subsumed by the disk; the male inflorescence is long and narrow, and the male flowers have degenerate ovaries buried in the disk. The berries are spherical, 7-12mm in diameter, black with white powder when ripe. The flowering period is June, and the fruiting period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing beside hillside ditches or in bushes at an altitude of 470-2600m.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Relaxes muscles and promotes blood circulation; eliminates dampness and detoxifies. Mainly used for rheumatism, paralysis, fractures, dysentery, and unknown swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 5-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicine birch leaf grape root bark. In our daily life, we should learn more about birch leaf grape root bark so that we can use it more reasonably and better play the value of birch leaf grape root bark.