The efficacy and function of light leaf dense flower bean

I don’t know if you are familiar with the Glossy Leaf Dense Bean and whether you understand its effects and functions. Let’s take a closer look at the value and eating methods of the Glossy Leaf Dense Bean.

【English name】 Harmand Spatholobus

[Alias] Large lychee vine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The stem and vine of the leguminous plant Solanum glabra.

[Original form] Smooth-leaved dense-flowered bean is a climbing shrub. The branches are short-haired and gradually fall off. The leaves are trifoliate, leathery; the petiole is 4.5-10cm long and glabrous; the leaf blade is elliptical or oblong, 5-12cm long, 3-6cm wide, gradually pointed and blunt at the apex, rounded at the base, shiny on the upper side, glabrous on both sides, with obvious reticulate veins; the petiole is about 8mm long. The panicle is solitary or clustered in 2-3 in the leaf axils, 10-12cm long, with yellow-brown soft hairs; the flowers are numerous; the calyx is hairy inside and outside, 5-6mm long, the calyx teeth are triangular, and the two calyx teeth on the upper side are fused; the corolla is purple, about 1cm long, the petals are nearly equal in length, all with long claws, the standard petal is round, the tip is concave, the wing petals and keel petals are oblong, with round ears; there are 10 stamens, in 2 bundles; the anther is monotypic; the ovary is sessile, hairy, and the style is glabrous. The pod is about 6-8cm long, 1.2cm wide, narrow and blunt at the tip, with obvious reticulate veins; there is one seed, which grows at the tip of the pod, is oval, about 12mm long and 8mm wide. Flowering period is March.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows by streams and in sparse woods.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The stem is cylindrical, slightly curved, 1.5-5cm in diameter, with obvious annular protrusions, and the transverse ring marks are not obvious. The surface is gray-brown to reddish brown, with gray-white spots visible. The place where the cork falls off is brown-red, and the lenticels are wart-like protrusions, dot-shaped or oval, with a diameter of 1-5mm. It is hard and difficult to break. The secretions of the cortex in the cross section are black-brown, the wood is reddish-brown, the ducts are hole-like and irregularly arranged, and the pith is small. Slight odor, light taste.

【Pharmacological action】 Its decoction has a blood-tonifying effect on experimental rabbits.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Relaxes muscles and promotes blood circulation. Mainly used for traumatic injuries; chronic injuries, tendon and bone pain; irregular menstruation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Stem vines are used as substitutes for Millettia reticulata.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, I found that the glossy-leaved dense-flowered bean has so many pharmacological effects, and it also has good effects on some diseases. In fact, there may be many "treasures" around our lives, but most of the time we don’t have a heart that is good at discovering them.