Smilax scabra

Smilax scabra

(Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual)

[source] it is the tuber and root of Smilax China var. vaginalis.

[plant morphology] Smilax China

Deciduous, shrubs or climbing vines, 40-80 cm high. Stem nearly cylindric, much branched, hard: branchlets ribbed, without spines. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate, sheathlike, without tendrils. It is 3-6 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The apex is acute or acuminate. The base is round, truncate or subcordate. It is green on the top and pale white on the bottom. The basal veins are 3-5, both protruding. Peduncle thin, 1-2 cm long, bearing 2-7 flowers, forming umbels; peduncle thin, about 8 mm long; flowers unisexual, monoecious; male perianth 6, long elliptic: stamen 6; female flower smaller, perianth 6, with staminode 6; ovary elliptic, style 3-lobed, involute. The berry is globose, yellow black with white powder, containing 1-3 seeds. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruit period is from July to August.

Most of them are in forest edge or shrub. Distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu and other places.

The tubers and roots of this plant are also used as "Clematis" in Gansu Province.

[collection] harvest in spring and autumn. Remove fibrous root and stem base, wash and slice.

[nature and taste] 1. In the Handbook of Gansu Chinese herbal medicine, it is "spicy, salty and warm.". "

② Economic flora of Henan Province: "it is bitter in taste, flat in nature and non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and Qi, relieving pain. Treatment of rheumatism, pain, trauma, bleeding, fishbone throat.

① "Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual": "dispelling wind and removing dampness, dredging collaterals and relieving pain. Treatment of rheumatism, lumbocrural pain for a long time, fishbone throat. "

② "Promoting blood circulation to relieve pain". Treatment of fracture, trauma. "

③ Economic flora of China: "soothing Qi and relieving pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decocting soup, 2-3 Qian: or grinding powder. External use: grind and sprinkle.

[caution] use with caution if you are weak.

[selection] 1. To treat arthralgia, one sheath of Smilax China and two Liang. Soak in wine for three to seven days, dry in the sun and grind into fine powder, one money each time, twice a day. Two Fangfeng five money, scabbard Smilax five money, safflower three money. Take it in water.

② Treatment of traumatic bleeding: scabbard Smilax China baked yellow, ground into fine powder, external application of the affected area. (the manual of Gansu Chinese herbal medicine should not be published below.)