Branches and leaves of Acer truncatum

Branches and leaves of Acer truncatum

(Lu Chuan Ben Cao)

[source] the branches and leaves of Acer truncatum, a woody plant in jiaorang, are described in the section "Acer truncatum".

[collection] collected after autumn.

[nature and taste] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "sweet, warm, slightly toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "expel wind, relieve pain and detumescence. Treatment of edema, rheumatism and bone pain. "

② "Nanning medicine records" says: "it can cure the muscle contraction after traumatic brain injury. "

[usage and dosage] external use: decocting, washing or tamping.

[selected formula] for snake wound or fracture: mash and apply fresh leaves of Acer truncatum. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)