The efficacy and function of fragrant vine root

Fragrant vine root is a relatively common herbal plant, also known as Manshanxiang. It can be eaten as a condiment to enhance the flavor of food. At the same time, fragrant vine root has a unique fragrance. It can be added when stewing soup or cooking meat to make the taste better. It can also be used as medicine. It can effectively treat human gastrointestinal diseases and improve women's diseases. It can also relieve pain and cool down.

Fragrant vine root, also known as Manshanxiang, Fengtengzi or Xialingfeng, is a perennial vine Chinese herbal medicine, generally growing under the shade of lush vegetation. The roots are hairy and have a strong fragrance. Its unique aromatic smell makes it a superior condiment for foods such as chicken, duck and pork legs.

Morphological characteristics

Evergreen woody vine, 2.5~4 meters long. Branchlets brown or purple-brown, with obvious lenticels. Petiole 1.5~3 cm long; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, obovate-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, leathery; 5~13 cm long, 2~6 cm wide, acuminate or pointed at the apex,

The base is cuneate, with sparsely serrated margins or sometimes the entire lower margin; dark green and shiny above, light green below; 5 to 7 pairs of lateral veins. Flowers solitary in leaf axils; dioecious; pedicels slender, flowers drooping; perianth yellow, 8-17 pieces, 8-13 cm long, 4-10 mm wide, arranged in 3 whorls,

The outer whorl is smaller, ovate to elliptical, while the inner whorl is larger, oblong to broadly obovate; the stamen group is spherical, with 30 to 70 stamens and extremely short filaments; the pistil group is elliptical, with 40 to 60 carpels and a disc-shaped stigma. The aggregate fruit is spherical, 1.5~3.5 cm in diameter, and red or dark blue when ripe. There are 2 to 3 seeds, which are kidney-shaped, light gray-brown and shiny. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from September to December.

Medicinal value of safflower root

It has obvious analgesic effect on gastrointestinal inflammation and ulcerative pain.

Antiemetic redwood is effective for vomiting and neurotic hiccups caused by acute gastroenteritis.

Regulate Qi and relieve pain; activate blood circulation and reduce swelling; remove pathogenic factors and dredge meridians. Mainly used for stomachache, abdominal pain, rheumatic pain, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, nameless swelling, traumatic injury, postpartum abdominal pain, sore throat, hemorrhoids, etc.

Braised chicken with radish and vine root

The root of fragrant vine is stewed with chicken, ribs, rabbit meat, etc. It is very beneficial and tastes extremely delicious. It is more commonly eaten in rural areas in summer!