The efficacy and function of white rattan

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the traditional Chinese medicine white rattan is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

[Other names] Sweating, white flower vine, big edamame, and heartbroken leaves (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Yunnan).

[Source] It is the root or leaf of Thunbergia yunnanensis, a plant of the Leguminosae family . It can be harvested throughout the year, chopped and sun-dried.

[Original form] Climbing deciduous vine, up to 10 meters long. Branchlets densely covered with short hairs. Leaves are alternate; odd-pinnate compound leaves, about 30 cm long. There are 11 to 13 leaflets, which are ovate, 5 to 8 cm long, 2 to 3 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, and rounded to nearly cordate at the base. When young, they are densely covered with filamentous hairs on both sides, and are nearly glabrous when old. The racemes are axillary, 5 to 9 cm long, with lavender or green flowers, about 2.5 cm long, and green corollas in a butterfly shape; the stamens are in two groups. The pods are linear, about 10 cm long, with yellow hairs, and 10 to 11 cm long.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in bushes on hillsides or in shady and wet places by rivers. Distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[Properties and flavors] ① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection": "lightly spicy, warm, and toxic."

【Functions and indications】Sweating, dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding. Treat colds, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injuries, amenorrhea, and bleeding due to trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, root: 1-2 fen; grind into powder or soak in wine. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

【Note】 Pregnant women should not take this medicine.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat injuries from falls, amenorrhea, colds and wind-colds: decocted 1 to 2 fen of Dahan root in water or ground into powder and taken 5 boxes each time.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines of Yunnan".

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine white rattan plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of white vine has many benefits to our body.