The efficacy and function of August fried [picture]

August Explosion [picture] is a very common Chinese medicine. Although it is very common, it has many magical effects. Let’s take a look at it below.

【Alias】

Predicted fruit, dog waist vine, August melon, August twig, wax melon

【source】

This product belongs to the family Akebia

Akebia chinensis

Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz. var. australis (Diels) Rehd. and

Akebia trifoliata

Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.

fruit

, its roots can also be used as medicine. Harvest the fruits and roots in autumn, dry them and set aside.

[Original form]

1. Akebia trifoliata: deciduous or semi-evergreen woody vine, up to 10 meters long. The branches are gray-brown or gray, with stripes and obvious lenticels. There are 3-7 trifoliate leaves clustered at the ends of short branches, with slender petioles and stripes; there are 3 leaflets, leathery, ovate or ovate-rectangular, 3-7 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, rounded at the apex, concave in the center, base rounded, broadly cuneate or slightly cordate, entire or slightly wavy, slightly glossy above, pale pinkish white beneath. Purple-red flowers bloom in spring and summer, the plant is monoecious, with a total inflorescence of up to 13 cm and a slender peduncle; 1-3 female flowers are borne at the lower part of the inflorescence; 20-30 male flowers are borne at the upper part of the inflorescence; the male flowers have 3 perianths, 6 stamens, triangular filaments, and 3 or 4 staminodes in the center; the female flowers are larger, with 6 staminodes, no filaments, 3-6 stamens, free, and oblong-cylindrical ovary, slightly curved, superior, 1-chambered, with parietal placenta, and many ovules. The fruit becomes lignified when ripe. The follicle is fleshy, berry-like, oblong, about 8 cm long and 4 cm in diameter, purple in color, with thick skin and juicy white flesh. It cracks along the ventral suture when ripe in August-September. There are many seeds, which are flat and oval, reddish brown, 5-6 mm long and shiny.

【Pharmacological action】

Antibacterial test: The decoction of Akebia trifoliata leaves has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella flexneri and Escherichia coli.

【Preparation】

Wash, dry and set aside.

【Nature and flavor】

Sweet and warm.

【Function and indications】

Soothe the liver, nourish the kidneys, and relieve pain. Indications: stomachache, hernia pain, testicular swelling and pain, low back pain, spermatorrhea, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, and uterine prolapse. Used for abdominal and flank pain, amenorrhea, dysuria, and snake and insect bites.

August Explosion [Picture] is a common Chinese medicinal material, but it is often forgotten by people. In fact, its efficacy and function are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.