Mantis falls

Mantis falls

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

Bone powder.

[source] the stem and leaf of bergamot, a plant of Araceae.

[plant morphology] Bergamot

Evergreen epiphytic vines with aerial roots on nodes. The stem is much branched and nodose. The leaves are oblong or lanceolate, two node compound. Flowers bisexual, for a spherical or cylindrical inflorescence of flesh, green. The berry is red with 1-3 seeds.

Attached to a stone or tree. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] all year round. Cut and dry.

Bitter, pungent and warm.

Functions and indications: Shujin Huoluo, Jiegu Xujin, Sanyu detumescence, Qufeng dampness. Treatment of traumatic injury, fracture, rheumatism, bone pain, lumbocrural pain.

[usage and dosage] take orally: soak wine, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.

[should not] pregnant women should take it carefully.