The efficacy and function of Duck Teng

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about Duck Gourd Vine? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Rhamnaceae.

[Original form] Multi-leafed Camellia catechu vine-like shrub, 3-4m high. Branchlets yellow-brown, pubescent. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-6mm long, pubescent; stipules are small, lanceolate, fused at the base, and persistent; leaf blades are nearly leathery, shiny, ovate-elliptic, ovate-oblong or elliptic, 1.5-4.5cm long, 0.8-2cm wide, with rounded or obtuse apex, often with a small tip, rounded base, rarely broadly cuneate, glabrous on both sides, dark green above, light green below, often turning yellow after drying; lateral veins are 7-9 pairs on each side, raised. The flowers are light green or white, glabrous, often clustered in 2-10 at the top of the branches, arranged in cymes with short peduncles, up to 7 cm long, with the axis of the inflorescence covered with brown short soft hairs, and the pedicels 2-5 mm long; sepals are 5-lobed, the lobes are ovate-triangular, with pointed tips; there are 5 petals, which are nearly round and shorter than the calyx, and there are 5 stamens. The drupe is cylindrical, 7-9mm long, with a pointed tip, reddish brown when mature, then turning black, with a persistent disk and calyx tube at the base; the fruit pedicel is 3-6mm long. The flowering period is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from July to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, valley thickets or under forests at an altitude of 300-1900m.

【Cultivation】 Biological characteristics: It prefers warm and humid climate. Drought-resistant and slightly cold-resistant. It can be planted in most soils, and humus soil with good drainage is preferred.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; detoxifies and resolves stagnation. It is used to treat lung heat cough, lung abscess, damp-heat jaundice, stranguria due to heat, dysentery, leucorrhea, lymphadenitis, carbuncle, furuncle and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This is the end of the introduction to the medicinal value of Duck Gable. In fact, Duck Gable has many different medicinal effects, all of which have significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.