The efficacy and function of bat kudzu leaves

There are many kinds of common Chinese medicinal materials in life. Many people don’t know how to choose when using them, such as bat kudzu leaves. Therefore, before choosing, you need to have a certain understanding of its efficacy and dosage. So do you know what the efficacy and effects of bat kudzu leaves are?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of MenispermumdauricumDC., a plant of the Menispermum family.

[Original form] Kudzu is a perennial twining vine that can grow more than 10 meters long. The rhizome is slender, horizontal, yellow-brown or dark brown, and branched. The twigs are green with fine longitudinal lines. Leaves are alternate; reniform or ovate, with 3-7 shallow lobes on the edge that are nearly triangular, 5-15cm long and wide, pointed at the apex, cordate or truncate at the base, green above, pale below, with 5-7 palmate veins; petiole is shield-shaped, 6-15cm long. Axillary short panicles, peduncle 3-7cm long; flowers small, yellow-green, with bracteoles; 10-20 stamens; female flower carpels 3, separate. The drupe is oblate, 8-10mm in diameter, black-purple when ripe, with a hard, kidney-shaped, oblate endocarp and carved ring-shaped protrusions. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on the edge of hillside forests, in thickets, beside fields, on roadsides and gravel beaches, or climbing on rocks.

【Functions and indications】Dispersing lumps and relieving swelling; dispelling wind and relieving pain. Mainly used for scrofula; rheumatic pain

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, mash and apply, or decoct in water and add wine for fumigation and washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed description of the effects and edible methods of bat kudzu leaves. Medicines like bat kudzu leaves are very effective in treating diseases. However, it should be noted that when using bat kudzu leaves, they need to be used in moderation and should not be used too much, otherwise it will not be of any benefit to the body.