The efficacy and function of Derris ternata

Fish vine is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health-care effects. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose it according to our own needs. Many people in life don’t know much about Fishnet, so let’s analyze it below.

[Other names] Big fish grass, water willow, sparse veins dogwood

[Source] The whole plant of Cornaceae . It can be harvested throughout the year, washed, dried or used fresh.

【Original form】Deciduous shrub. The stem is erect, about 3 meters high, with four-angled young branches, reddish brown, and densely covered with fine hairs. Simple leaves are opposite; leaf blades are elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-ovate, 4-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, acute at apex, cuneate at base, entire, with 2-4 pairs of lateral veins ascending to apex, both sides covered with hairs, petiole 5-8 mm long. The cyme is corymbose, terminal, and pubescent; the florets are white; the calyx teeth are lanceolate-triangular; the petals are 4, lanceolate; the stamens are 4; the ovary is nearly spherical, densely covered with grayish-white, closely attached pubescent hairs. Drupe oval, black.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on hillsides, stream sides, and in the shade of trees. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Southwest China, South China and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain, stopping bleeding, and setting bones.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: Grind into powder and stew with eggs or soak in wine. For external use: mash and apply, grind into powder and sprinkle or decoct in water and wash.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat diarrhea: Take 50 cents of Derris ternata, grind it into powder, and stew it with an egg.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Red River Chinese Herbal Medicine"

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine Herba Ceratitise, I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to Dermatophyllum in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as fish vine, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.