The efficacy and function of the thorny vine [picture]

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Echinops cycads [picture] is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

【English name】 Scabrous buttneria

[Alias] Big rubber vine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and stems of the Sterculiaceae plant.

[Original form] A large woody vine of the spiny vine. Young parts of branchlets slightly pubescent. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-8cm long and hairy; leaves are broadly ovate, cordate or nearly round, 7-23cm long, 5.5-16cm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, cordate at the base, almost glabrous above, and covered with white stellate short hairs below; there are 5 basal veins. The inflorescence is terminal or axillary; the flowers are small, pale yellow-white, slightly purple-red inside; the sepals are ovate, about 2 mm long, covered with short soft hairs, and acute at the apex; the petals are 5, alternate with the sepals, 2-lobed at the apex and with long appendages, about the same length as the sepals; the stamens are fused into a tube, with 5 developed stamens and 5 reduced stamens; the ovary has 5 chambers, each with 2 ovules. The capsule is spherical or ovoid-spherical, 3-4cm in diameter, with many short and thick spines and short soft hairs. The seeds are oblong, about 12 mm long, and black when mature. Flowering period: spring and summer.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in sparse woods or beside mountain streams.

【Nature and flavor】 Tastes bitter and acrid; spicy; slightly moist

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism and strengthen muscles and bones. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, lumbar muscle strain, and fractures caused by falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g, fresh product 30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots and stems: have the function of eliminating rheumatism and strengthening muscles and bones. Used for postpartum muscle and bone pain, rheumatic bone pain, and lumbar muscle strain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The effects and functions of broomrape [picture] have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether broomrape [picture] has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.