Big leaf Yunshi

Big leaf Yunshi

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[synonym] tieteng; Citeng.

[source] it is the branch, fruit and root of the legume Yunshi.

[plant morphology] macrophylla macrophylla

Spiny liana, stem more than 2 meters long; twigs slightly pilose; leaf axis densely covered with small barbs. The leaflets are oblong, 3.5-6.5 cm in length and 2-3 cm in width. The apex is round or truncate, the base is round, the whole margin is pink white, and the lower part is short petiole. Pods nearly rectangular round, dark brown, reticulate, with a seed inside.

It is distributed in Guizhou, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] harvest in autumn.

[flavor] sweet and spicy, warm.

[function indications] it can relax muscles and activate collaterals, and tonify deficiency.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of traumatic injuries: tietenggen and guiwhistler each cost five yuan. Wine making clothes.

② Treatment of weak and thin: tieteng fruit or branch five to eight, pepper five. At the end of the study, swallow with boiling water.