Smilax bracteata

Smilax bracteata

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[synonym] Smilax glabra and jingangdouteng.

[source] it is the rhizome of Smilax bracteata.

[plant morphology] Smilax bracteata

Deciduous climbing shrubs. Underground stem massive, stem sparsely small barb thorn or no thorn. Leaves leathery, alternate, narrowly ovate or ovate elliptic, 3-7 cm long and 1.5-3 cm wide, apex short pointed, base round or microcordate, basal veins 5; petiole sheathlike, reddish brown; stipules broadly auricular. Umbel axillary, total pedicel with 2 florets; perianth lobes 6, separated. Berries globose, blue black. The flowering period is May.

Born on the sunny hillside. Distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.

The rhizome of this plant is sometimes used as millet in Shaanxi Province.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[flavor] light, slightly astringent, flat.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and dampness, tonifying deficiency and damage, promoting blood circulation and hemostasis.

[selection] 1. To treat tuberculosis, weakness and emaciation: one or two roots of Smilax glabra, one or two roots of leech, five roots of Yama. Stew chicken or turtle.

② Treatment of rheumatism: soil Poria cocos, sea Jinsha root each five money, Gracilaria five points, iron chopsticks three points, pine root three money, wine service.

③ Treatment of avalanche: Earth Poria cocos, big night close, abacus root. Cinnabar lotus root each five money, simmer water clothing.