The efficacy and function of white leaf vine

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb white leaf vine?

[Other names] Iron edge, centipede grass, fence snake, vine sheep horn twist, breast milk vine, opposite smile, red vine, bird vine, dripping vine, flying poplar vine, ox hoof vine, peeling vine, carrying the coffin back

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the white-leaved vine of the Apocynaceae family.

【Original form】 Woody vine. The whole plant is latex-sap-coated; branchlets are usually reddish brown and glabrous. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 5-7mm long; leaf blades are oblong, 1.5-6cm long, 0.8-2.5cm wide, rounded at both ends, with a small tip at the tip, dark green above, pale white below, and glabrous; lateral veins are 5-9 on each side. The cymes are terminal or axillary, longer than the leaves; the buds are oblong, with a caudate-acuminate tip; the calyx is 5-lobed, with 10 glands at the inner base; the corolla is light yellow, with oblong-lanceolate lobes, twice as long as the corolla tube, covering to the right, and rotated at the apex; the corona lobes are ovate, attached to the inner surface of the corolla tube; the pollen organs are spoon-shaped, attached to the stigma; the carpels are free, the style is short, and the stigma is broadly conical. Stamens 5. The follicles are long-lanceolate, up to 12.5 cm long and 0.6-0.8 cm in diameter. Seed tip with white silky hairs. The flowering period is from April to September, and the fruiting period is from June to February of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in shrubs and forests in hilly mountains.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; Cool; Slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops bleeding; disperses blood stasis and relieves pain. It is used for coughing up blood due to lung heat; hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis; gastric bleeding; carbuncle; sore; traumatic injury; snake and insect bite

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 9-15g of fresh product. For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh product and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is used for lung heat, coughing up blood, gastric ulcer bleeding, etc.; it can be used externally to treat bruises, knife wounds, scabies, and poisonous insect and snake bites.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of white leaf vine in this article, we can learn about the relevant functions and eating methods of white leaf vine. The value of white leaf vine can be seen from its efficacy, which fully reflects the importance of white leaf vine.