The efficacy and function of Platinum Fruit Olive

I don’t know if you are familiar with the platinum olive and whether you understand its effects and functions. Let’s analyze in detail the value and eating methods of the platinum olive.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The tuberous root of Aristolochia versicolor, a plant of the Aristolochiaceae family.

[Original form] A woody vine of Aristolochia variegata. The tubers are conical and often connected. The young branches are slender and have longitudinal ridges. Covered with short soft hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-2cm long, strong, often twisted, and slightly hairy; leaf blades are oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, 14-25cm long, 4-6.5cm wide, with short pointed to acuminate tips, narrow ear-shaped bases, lobes on both sides often slightly curved inward or drooping, margins entire, veins below are sparsely covered with long soft hairs, which gradually fall off later, and there are three veins at the base. Flowers solitary or in groups of two, sparsely arranged in racemes, born in leaf axils; pedicels densely brown long villous; bracteoles awl-shaped, densely brown long villous; perianth tube sharply curved in the middle, shorter from the bend to the eaves than the lower part and attached to each other, yellow-green with longitudinal veins, densely silky long villous on the outside, glabrous on the inside; eaves disc-shaped nearly circular, yellow in bud, purple-red after blooming, with reticular veins, densely brown silky long villous on the outside, with shallow 3-lobed edges; throat semicircular, slightly with collar-like protrusions; anthers attached to the syncytium in pairs near the base; ovary cylindrical, densely broken brown long villous; syncytium lobes obtuse at the apex, with edges extending downward and with nipple-like protrusions; capsule elliptical, 5-8cm long, 6-ribbed, dark brown when mature, cracking downward from the apex. Seeds ovate, dorsal surface flat-convex. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing at the edge of forest or in thickets on hillsides.

【Properties】 Characteristic identification: The tuberous root is irregular or oblong-conical in shape, with a diameter of 5-9 cm. The surface is gray-brown, rough, and has irregular cracks. Mostly cut into slices horizontally, the cut surface is white or yellowish white. It has a cool smell and a slightly bitter taste.

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【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and relieves pain. Mainly used for enteritis, diarrhea, bacillary dysentery, sore throat, mumps, scrofula, mastitis, eczema

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, I found that Platinum Olive 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.