The efficacy and function of Huanglongteng

Huanglong vine is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. There are precedents of using Huanglong vine to treat diseases in ancient times, so we can eat it with confidence. Next, I will mainly introduce to you the effects of Huanglongteng.

[Other names] Five-spice vine, ventilation incense, iron bone powder, small blood vine, snake venom medicine, detoxification powder, small red robe, rock green leaf, big red robe, mountain incense, slippery vine, purple dragon, blood vine, five sand vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: The vines and roots 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.

【Chemical composition】 Contains anwuweizonic acid and manwuweizic acid.

[Pharmacological action] The succinic acid contained in Huanglongteng has an inhibitory effect on Lewis lung cancer, brain tumor-22 and liver tumor in mice, but has no cytotoxic effect in vitro.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Pungent; Neutral

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling. Mainstream cold; carbuncle, ulcer, poisonous snake bite; rheumatism and numbness; traumatic injury; irregular menstruation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 10-20g; or soak in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or grind it into powder and sprinkle it on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Huanglongteng. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.