Rattan

Rattan

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[synonym] Acer truncatum, Caulis sanguisorbae, dracocephalus, dracocephalus and zuogufeng (Guangxi medical plant directory).

[source] it is the stem of leguminous plant? Rattan.

[plant morphology] rattan

Evergreen vines, 2-pinnate compound leaves, tendrils at the top of leaf axis, 4-6 pinnae, 6-8 leaflets each; leaflets elliptic rectangular, 3-8.5 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, unequal on both sides, apex rounded, base cuneate, leathery. Flowers yellow, fragrant, spikes axillary, or arranged in panicles; bracts linear, pubescent outside; calyx broad campanulate, calyx teeth, 5, far away, ca. 2 mm long; petals 5, rectangular, ca. 3 mm long; stamens 10, filamentous; ovary short stalked, style filiform, stigma concave. Pods flat, woody, glabrous, 30-100 cm long, 8-12 cm wide, 10-30 nodes, each node has a seed, seeds flat, nearly round, woody, 4-5 cm in diameter. The flowering period is from March to April. The fruit ripens in late August.

It grows in shrubs and hillsides. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan and Eastern Himalayas.

The seeds of this plant (Lianzi) are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[chemical constituents] the bark contains saponins. The stem contains amino acids, flavonoids and phenols.

[functions and indications] ① in the list of Guangxi medicinal plants, it is said that "Tongjing, Xiaochuang swelling, and rheumatic low back pain can be treated. "

② "The main poisonous plants in South China": it is used to treat rheumatism, lumbago and leg pain, and injuries caused by falls. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.