The efficacy and function of sea wind vine

Sea breeze vine is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, sea breeze vine actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

【English name】 CAULIS PIPERIS KADSURAE

[Other names] Rock climbing incense, wind vine

[Source] This product is the dried vine stem of Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi, a plant of the Piperaceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn, roots and leaves removed, and sun-dried.

[Properties] This product is flat and cylindrical, slightly curved, 15 to 60 cm long and 0.3 to 2 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown or brown, rough, with longitudinal ridged texture and obvious nodes. The internodes are 3 to 12 cm long, the nodes are swollen, and adventitious roots grow on them. It is light, brittle, easy to break, with an uneven cross section, narrow cortex, broad wood, gray-yellow color, numerous vascular pores, gray-white rays arranged radially, and there are often cracks at the junction of the cortex and wood, with gray-brown pith in the center. It has a fragrant smell and a slightly bitter and spicy taste.

[Processing] Remove impurities, soak, moisten thoroughly, cut into thick slices, and dry in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, bitter, slightly warm.

【return through meridians】 Return to the Liver meridian.

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism, dredge meridians, and relieve pain. Used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, pain in joints, spasm of tendons and veins, and difficulty in flexion and extension.

【Usage and Dosage】 6-12g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

【Source】 Bencao Zaixin

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about Sea Breeze Vine. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply Sea Breeze Vine to our lives to serve our health.