The efficacy and function of the large-leaf elderberry

With the development of society and the close international exchanges, most people who study medicine have been seriously influenced by Western medicine, and fewer and fewer people are studying Chinese medicine, which has resulted in less and less understanding of Chinese medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the Chinese medicine Sarcoma longituba.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The vine stem of Jasmine honeysuckle of the Oleaceae family.

【Original form】 Climbing shrub, 0.5m high. The branches of the current year are thinner, with a diameter of 0.8mm, and are densely covered with rusty long soft hairs. Leaves are opposite, simple; petiole is short, densely rusty pubescent, 1-6mm long; leaf blade is leathery, ovate or broadly ovate, 1-3.5cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, obtuse or acute at apex, truncated or rounded at base, rarely cordate, leaf margin is curled, smooth or scattered pubescent on the upper side, densely to densely rusty pubescent on the lower side. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils or 2-4 flowers are clustered at the top of branchlets; pedicels are 2-4mm long, covered with rusty long hairs; bracteoles are linear, about 2mm long; calyx is densely covered with rusty long hairs, and lobes are linear; corolla is white, flower tube is slender, about 2cm long, lobes are 5-6, lanceolate, fruit is nearly spherical or elliptical, 0.7-1.3cm long, 0.6-1.2cm in diameter, and purple-black. The flowering period is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from October to January of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on rocky slopes or in dense forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; Cool in nature

【Functions and indications】Repair of tendons and bones. Main fracture

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application. For internal use: decoction, 3-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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