Parthenocissus angustifolia

Parthenocissus angustifolia

(records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang)

[synonym] Celastrus angustifolia (Guizhou medicinal plant catalogue).

[source] it is the root or vine of Parthenocissus tricuspidata.

[plant morphology] Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Deciduous climbing vines. The young branches have 4-6 ridges, the tender leaves are purplish, the tendrils are 3-5-branched, and the ends have suckers. Leaflets 5, narrowly elliptic to elliptic, 3-6 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide, apex long acuminate, base cuneate, margin sparsely serrate above middle, below with pink white, glabrous or slightly pubescent along midvein; petiole 3-6 cm long. Cymes opposite leaves; flowers 5-cardinal; calyx discoid, entire; petals elliptic, spreading; stamens 5-opposite petals; style cylindrical, ovary 2-locular. The berries are black. The flowering period is September.

Often attached to walls, rocks or trees. It is distributed in the East and southwest provinces of China.

[collection] root, collected in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] Guizhou herbal medicine: "root, flat nature, sweet and spicy taste. "

It is mainly used for treating pain. "

② Guizhou medicine and plant Catalogue: "root, heat clearing and detoxification, wind expelling and dehumidification. It is used to treat nameless swelling and toxin, rheumatism, strain and joint pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 Liang.