Poison fish vine

Poison fish vine

(Fujian folk herbal medicine)

Another name is baiyaogen and Tripterygium wilfordii hoof.

[source] it is the root, stem and leaf of Spatholobus tomentosa.

[plant morphology] Caulis Spatholobi

Climbing shrubs. Stem with longitudinal, striate and lenticel, twigs pilose. Leaflets 9-11, obovate, ovate or oblong, 5-16 cm long and 3-6.5 cm wide, apex obtuse or slightly concave, base cuneate or obtuse, glabrous above and yellow or brown pilose below. Raceme axillary, sometimes terminal panicle, 10-25 cm long, yellowish brown pilose; flower 1.5 cm long, pedicel and sepal yellowish brown pilose; corolla pink, back of flag petal covered with golden yellow hairs, base without callose appendages, wing petal base with short ears on both sides, and keel petal back covered with a bundle of long bristles; stamen a bundle; pistil densely pilose. Pods oblong, 5-9 cm long, subglabrous. The flowering period is from May to July.

It grows in semi shady open forests or in shrubs along streams. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[sexual taste] bitter and poisonous.

[function indications] external use, killing insects and relieving itching, removing dampness and arthralgia.

Don't take it orally.

[selection] ① treatment of wandering arthritis: (poison) yutengwuqian, nantianxianzi (imported variety) appropriate. At the end of the study, soak the (poisonous) fish vine in a cup of boiling water, then add the fairy powder, and then apply it to the affected area.

② Treatment of dampness and scabies: (poison) 2 liang of fish vine and 4 liang of white vinegar. Apply medicine to decoct water and wash it once a day for two days. (the nature and taste are listed in the records of Lingnan herbal medicine)