Ma ting'er

Ma ting'er

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[synonym] mousedan wax gourd (essential preparation of raw herbs), wild bitter gourd and knotweed grass (textual research on the name and reality of plants), mouselan wax gourd and mouselan golden gourd (manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army).

[source] it's the whole plant of the Cucurbitaceae.

[plant morphology] matinger

Weak herbaceous liana, 1-2m long, tuberous root tuberous. Stems pilose or smooth, with unbranched tendrils. Leaves triangular ovate, 3-8 cm long, apex short pointed or acuminate, base halberd shaped, margin nearly entire or irregularly obtuse serrate or slightly divided, membranous, both sides rough, with small white spots; petiole shorter than auricle. The flowers are unisexual, monoecious, white; the male flowers are solitary or several, gathered in the leaf axils, with slender stalks, short calyx tubes, 5 calyx teeth, small, 5-lobed corolla, lobes triangular ovate, stamens 3, anthers separated; the female flowers are solitary, with the male flowers from the leaf axils, long stalks, calyx and corolla with the male flowers, ovary rectangular, style 3. The fruit is ovate or elliptic, 1.2-2 cm long, and the seed is flat with strong margin. The flowering period is from July to August. The fruiting period is September.

It is often entangled on the bush of wasteland. It is distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

The root of this plant (Cayratia japonica) is also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[nature and taste] Guangdong traditional Chinese medicine: "sweet and light in taste, cool in nature. "

[functions and indications] ① textual research on the names and facts of plants: "it is a kind of lotion for treating fish mouth and stool poison. "

② Guangzhou army's Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine: "detumescence and detoxification, eliminating phlegm and stasis, clearing liver and promoting diuresis. For carbuncle, furuncle, skin eczema, sore throat, mumps, urinary tract infection, stones, acute conjunctivitis, infantile malnutrition. "

Usage: Decoction and dosage: 2 ～ 5. External use: wash with boiling water.