Ampelopsis grossedentata

Ampelopsis grossedentata

(drug records of Nanning City)

[synonym] suanshizi (Nanning medical records), suantaotou (Guangzhou army Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the fruit of Celastrus angustifolia.

[plant morphology] Ampelopsis grossedentata

Deciduous vine like shrub or liana, 1-3 m high. Branches gray or maroon, glabrous. Simple leaves alternate; papery; obovate to narrowly oblong, 3-6 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, apex obtuse or rounded, base cuneate, entire, both surfaces bare; petiole ca. 5 mm long. Flowers unisexual; dense raceme lateral or axillary; inflorescence 5-10 cm long, with 3-8 flowers; petiole about 2 mm long; sepals 4-lobed, ovate, bald; petals 4, white, ovate or oblong, apex obtuse or rounded, outside bald, inside with powdery protuberances; stamens 4, more than 2 times longer than petals in male flowers, anthers ovate or reniform, back without glandular spots; ovary in ovary Degenerate in male flowers, globose or ovate in female flowers, style cylindrical, stigma capitate. Small berry globose, about 5 mm in diameter, dark red when ripe, flowering in spring.

Born in the wild or near the village. It is distributed in the south of China.

The roots, branches and leaves of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in summer, steam and dry.

[nature and taste] sour and sweet, flat.

[function indications] strengthen and replenish blood. It is used to treat stomach acid deficiency and loss of appetite.

[selection] for the treatment of gastric acid deficiency and gingival bleeding: two to three coins of fresh sour rattan. Take it in water. (the nature and taste are listed in the Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou army.)