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(Guizhou herbal medicine)

Another name: menmenmencao, yangjiaofeng, zhuyaoteng.

[source] it is the leaf of leguminous plant Oviductus multinervus

[plant morphology] hoof beetle

Liana; tendrils 1 or 2. The leaf is leathery, suborbicular, 7-10 cm long and 8-12 cm wide, with 2 lobes at the apex and 1 / 7-1 / 5 of the leaf blade. The tip is round, the base is heart-shaped, with 9-11 veins, and the petiole is 2.5-4 cm long. Corymb 8-14 cm long, terminal; peduncle and pedicel all have reddish brown pubescence; bracts 2, linear, covered with reddish brown pubescence; calyx tubular, glabrous, 2-2.5 cm long; petals spatulate or suborbicular, white with red; fertile stamens 3, sterile stamens 7; ovary with short ovary stalk; stigma capitate. The pods are flat, 22 cm long, 4.2-5 cm wide, with fine reticulate veins, glabrous, and more than 30 seeds. The flowering period is July. The fruiting period is September.

Born on the roadside. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

The root of this plant is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] it is warm in nature and slightly bitter in taste.

[function indications] tonifying kidney qi and refreshing. Treatment of prolapse of anus and uterus.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan. External use: grind and apply.