The efficacy and function of Huanglong vine leaves

Huanglong vine leaves are a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, they can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and edible methods of Huanglong vine leaves.

【Other name】 Spiced vine leaves

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Schisandra chinensis, a plant of the Schisandraceae family.

[Original form] Deciduous woody vine, the whole plant is glabrous. The branches of the current year are brown. Simple leaves are alternate, leathery; petiole 1-1.5cm long; leaf blade ovate, oblong-ovate or narrowly oblong-ovate, 7-11(-17)cm long, 2-3.5(-5)cm wide, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate, base obtuse and extending down to petiole, brown above when dry, pale below, sparsely glandular or sometimes entire, lateral veins 4-8 pairs, reticulate veins sparse. Flowers are unisexual and dioecious; flowers are orange-yellow, 1.5 cm in diameter, solitary or 2-3 in clusters in leaf axils; perianth is 9(-15), the outer 3 are green, the inner is orange-red; the stamens are united into a spherical fleshy receptacle, about 6 mm in diameter, with 9-12 stamens, each stamen is clamped into the transverse slit of the fleshy receptacle, without filaments, and the ventricle is longitudinally split inward; the pistil is spherical, 4-6 mm in diameter, with 25-45 carpels, obovate. The aggregate fruit is about 15 cm long, and the small berries are nearly spherical and scarlet when ripe. The seeds are nearly spherical or ellipsoidal, flat on both sides, and have a smooth seed coat. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain valley broad-leaved forests at 2000-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops bleeding. Mainly used for carbuncle, swelling, poisonous snake bite, and traumatic bleeding

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: apply appropriate amount, mash and apply; or grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of Huanglong vine leaves, I hope that everyone will use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.