Red Acanthopanax

Red Acanthopanax

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

Another name: five clawed dragon and big blood vine.

[source] it is the root of the grapevine climbing vine.

[plant morphology] climbing vine on maozhiya

Liana woody with tendrils. The leaves are alternate and long petiole; the leaves are usually finger or interdigital, with 5-7 leaflets, sometimes 3 leaflets or simple leaflets; the leaflets are elliptic or obovate, 6-10 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm wide, apex pointed, base cuneate, margin serrate. The flowers are small, heterozygous, axillary corymb like cymes; the top of petals is often pointed and widely spread; the disk is connate with the base of ovary; ovary is 2-locular, with 2 ovules in each locule; stigma is 4-lobed; berry is fleshy.

Born in shrubbery. It is distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] pungent and astringent, warm,

Functions and indications: promoting qi and blood circulation, strengthening tendons and bones.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of labor injury: Red Acanthopanax, iron chopsticks each one or two, wine soaked clothes.

② Bone: red five plus the right amount, pound down the affected area.

③ Treatment of deficiency cough: Red Acanthopanax, Epimedium five money each, simmer water service.