A thousand miles to find a root

A thousand miles to find a root

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonyms] xiaolaiteng (selected Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), lvbaoteng (selected Yunnan ensmao Chinese herbal medicine), kesaimanai (Dai name).

[source] it is the vine stem of Cynanchum cristatum.

[plant morphology] Gentiana rugulosa

Deciduous climbing vines, up to 20 meters. The young branch is cylindrical, yellowish green, and the old branch is brown or gray, with prominent lenticels. After cutting off, a number of adventitious roots grow from the lenticels near the section and extend to the ground. The leaves are simple, alternate, leathery, heart-shaped, 5-10 cm long and 3.5-8 cm wide, apex acute, base heart-shaped, green above, light green below, puberulent, 5-7 basal veins protruding below, petiole 1.5-5 cm long. Flowers unisexual; male sepals 6, 2-row; petals 6, smaller; stamens 6; honeybee petals smaller, spoon shaped; pseudostamens 6, rod-shaped; carpels 3. Inflorescence 7 cm long; drupe ovoid, 1.5 cm long, about 1 cm in diameter, orange yellow when hot.

It is found in miscellaneous woods, roadsides and fences. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] autumn collection.

[nature and taste] selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan: "bitter, cool. "

[function indications] Tongjing Huoxue, Qingre Jiedu. Treatment of fracture, contusion, knife injury, dysentery, abdominal distension, carbuncle, furuncle, swelling and poison.

① Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine selection: "Tongjing Huoxue, close mouth Shengji. "

② "Selected Chinese herbal medicine of Simao in Yunnan Province": clearing away heat and toxin, expelling insects. "

[selected formula] ① for fracture, soft tissue contusion and knife wound: find a root for a thousand miles, and apply it appropriately. The plush formula is outsourced and changed every seven days. (selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

② Cure dysentery, abdominal pus: 3 ~ 5 yuan for a thousand miles. The formula is decocted. (selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

③ Treatment of carbuncle, furuncle, swelling, unknown swelling, snake bite: fresh green package rattan amount. Mash and apply. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)