("Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan")
Wild grapes with different names, green vines.
The source is the roots and leaves of the grape plant Vaccinium macrophyllum.
Plant morphology: wild raspberry with big leaves, also known as wild grape with thin fruit.
Semi-shrub vines. Stems are cylindrical, green, grooved, red in nodes and yellow-brown pubescent; Tendrils stout, 2-forked, opposite to leaves. Leaves alternate, bird feet compound leaves; 5 Leaflets, membranous, narrowly ovate, larger in the middle, 8 ~ 15 cm long, tapering at the apex, obtuse or broadly cuneate at the base, blunt teeth, short sharp edges, sparsely pubescent at the lower part, hairy or hairless at the upper midvein and lateral veins, and the petiole is more than twice as long as the lateral petiole. Corymbose cymes axillary, less terminal and pubescent; Pedicel sparsely hairy; Flowers are sparse, bisexual and light green; Calyx cup-shaped, upper part separated, sparse; Petals 4, hornless, pubescent or subglabrous; Disk cup-shaped, membranous, entire or 4-lobed, ovary trapped in disk; Stamens 4, anthers round, filaments long, exceeding disk. Berries are spherical, yellow-green, and black when they are ripe. Seeds 3 ~ 4, base very narrow. The flowering period is May-June. Result period: July ~ 65438+ 10.
The car is in the mountains and often climbs big trees. Distributed in Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi.
Roots can be collected all year round, and leaves can be collected and dried in summer for later use.
The taste is plain and slightly bitter.
Function is mainly used to dispel wind and dampness and dredge meridians. Treat toothache, rheumatoid arthritis and innominate swelling.
Oral administration and dosage: decoction,1~ 2; Soak or cook clothes. External use: tamping.
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