The efficacy and function of lamp oil vine

Lamp oil vine is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, Lamp oil vine actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of Celastrus orbiculatus of the Celastraceae family.

[Original morphology] Celastrus orbiculatus is a deciduous vine-like shrub, up to 10 meters tall. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are up to 15mm long; leaves are papery, elliptical, broadly ovate or round, 5-10cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, serrated margins and slightly obtuse base. The panicle cyme is terminal, 5-15cm long, with branches at the base nearly equal in length to branches above; dioecious, pedicels 3-5mm long, jointed at the base, flowers light green, 3-4mm in diameter, 5-merous; the stamens of male flowers are attached to the edge of the cup-shaped disk, filaments longer than petals, and the reduced ovary is short columnar; female flowers have reduced stamens, ovary spherical, disk cup-shaped, surrounded by the base of the ovary, stigma 3-lobed, apex 2 shallowly lobed. The capsule is nearly spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, 3-lobed, and each lobe contains 1-2 seeds. Flowering period is from April to June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in hillside bushes.

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【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; neutral; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and relieve pain; laxative; induce vomiting. It is used for rheumatic pain, constipation, and abdominal distension and pain caused by food stagnation.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 1-3g.

【Note】Use with caution in patients with weak constitution or high blood pressure.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about Lamp Oil Vine. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply the lamp oil vine in their lives to serve our health.