The efficacy and function of willow leaf blood flying

Willow leaf herb is a famous traditional Chinese medicinal material with a long history of use. Today we will learn about the willow leaf seeing blood flying.

[Other names] See blood fly, see sorrow, big stretch, spicy medicine

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant or root of Clematis quinquefolia, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form] Clematis royal leaf, essentially a vine. Stems and branches striated; branchlets pubescent, glabrescent and glabrous. Leaves are opposite, once pinnate, with long petioles; leaflets 5, leaf blade thin leathery, oblong-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, oblong or ovate, 4-9cm long, 1-3.5cm wide, apex acuminate or acuminate, base rounded or cuneate, entire, glabrous on both sides, or slightly pubescent beneath. Cymes or racemose or paniculate cymes, ventral or terminal, with 3-10 flowers; peduncles and pedicels sparsely pubescent; flowers bisexual; sepals 4, spreading, nearly oblong or obovate-elliptic, 1-2cm long, white, pubescent outside, densely pubescent on margins, glabrous inside; petals absent; stamens numerous, filaments 4-5 times longer than anthers; carpels numerous, pubescent, styles silky hairs. Achenes are ovate or elliptical, flat, about 5 mm long, pubescent, and the persistent style is feathery, up to 6 cm long. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: hillsides of habitat, roadsides, bushes and ditches.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The roots are slender and cylindrical, about 1mm in diameter, and several of them are clustered on irregular rhizomes. The stems are twined or segmented, with a green-brown surface or dry green tips and longitudinal ridges. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, with long petioles; there are 5 leaflets, ovate-lanceolate, gradually pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, entire, smooth on both sides, and withered green; the petioles are often twisted; they grow thin and brittle and easily broken. Inflorescence sometimes visible. Slight smell, slightly bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is used to treat pain due to wind-heat, numbness of limbs, stomachache due to deficiency and cold, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, dysmenorrhea in women, amenorrhea, trauma, migraine, neuralgia, and facial nerve paralysis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Although Willow Leaves has many magical effects, it cannot be eaten casually. We need to use the medicine according to the user's own situation. I hope everyone will not take it indiscriminately to avoid unnecessary consequences.