The efficacy and function of Acanthopanax scabra

Acanthopanax serrata is a very common medicinal material in life. It can be used to make medicated food and medicine. Acanthopanax serrata has a wide range of uses, so you can choose it with confidence. Let’s take a look at it together.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root bark of Acanthopanax scabrae of the Araliaceae family.

【Original form】 Shrub, 1-3m high. The branches are sparsely covered with coarse downward teeth; the twigs are densely covered with short soft hairs, which gradually fall off later. Leaves with 5 leaflets, rarely 3; petiole 4-7cm long, densely covered with short and coarse hairs; leaflets papery, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, rarely obovate, 8-12cm long, 3-5cm wide, pointed or acuminate at the apex, narrowly cuneate at the base, dark green above, rough, grayish green below, with short soft hairs on veins, margin only serrulate above the middle, 6-8 pairs of lateral veins, distinctly raised on both sides; petiolules 3-6mm long, with short and coarse hairs, sometimes almost without petioles. Several umbels form a short panicle, 1.5-2.5cm in diameter, with many flowers; the peduncle is thick, with coarse short hairs, which gradually fall off later; the pedicel is glabrous or sparsely pubescent; the calyx is glabrous or sparsely pubescent, with nearly entire margins; there are 5 petals, oblong, recurved when flowering; there are 5 stamens; the ovary has 5 chambers, and the styles are all fused into a column. The fruit is ellipsoidal, with 5 shallow edges, black, and the style is persistent. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forest edge or thickets at an altitude of 1000-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relax muscles; regulate qi and relieve pain. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, cramps and numbness, weakness of tendons and bones, edema, traumatic injury, and abdominal pain caused by hernia.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-15g; or soaked in wine.

【Note】 It is forbidden to take this medicine if one suffers from Yin deficiency and excessive fire.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to the medicinal value of Acanthopanax schreberi. For most people in real life, there is no need to worry about side effects when using Acanthopanax schreberi to treat diseases. Therefore, using Acanthopanax rutaecarpa to treat diseases is an effective and practical treatment method, and it has therefore been widely used in clinical practice.