Wild grape root 1

Wild grape root 1

(classified herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of Vitis vinifera or Vitis davidii.

[plant morphology] 1. Autumn grape

Deciduous vines, stout stems; young branches purplish red, with woolly fine hairs and dark brown glandular setae; winter buds ovate, apex obtuse. Leaves alternate, ovoid, 10-20 cm long, several equal in width. The apex is 3-lobed, the base is deep heart-shaped, the edge is slightly serrated, the tooth tip is spiny, the top is dark green, there are sparse hairs or glabrous along the veins, the bottom is densely covered with gray or grayish brown villi, and there are glandular hairs on the veins; the petiole is 5-8 cm long, also densely covered with fine villi and glandular setae. Panicle, opposite to leaves, longer than leaves; calyx 5-lobed; petal 5: stamen 5, filaments inserted at the base of disk; ovary superior, 2-locular, style short, conical. Berries black, ca. 1 cm in diameter. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruit period is from August to September.

It grows on low slopes and wet places on both sides of valleys, and often spreads on shrubs. It is distributed in Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangsu and other places.

② Thorn grape, also known as: Qianjin vine, mountain grape.

Deciduous Liana. The branches are stout, yellowish brown, glabrous, the outer skin of old branches is flaking, light brown, and the young branches are densely covered with strong sharp thorns; the thorns are erect or curved at the tip, 3-4 mm long. The leaves are papery, broad ovate to ovate, 9-12 cm long and 7-11 cm wide, apex acuminate or short, sometimes with inconspicuous 3-lobes, base heart-shaped, margin serrate, teeth protruding, lateral veins reaching to the teeth, green above, bright, yellowish green below, sometimes with white frost, veins protruding; petiole 6-12 cm long, sparsely spiny . Panicle opposite to leaf, 10-15 cm long; calyx 5-lobed; petal 5, apical commissure; stamen 5, opposite to petal; disk separated from ovary, ovary superior, 2-locular, each containing ovule 2, style shorter. Berry globose, mature blue purple, diameter about 15 mm. Seeds ca. 5 mm in diam., reddish brown. The flowering period is from May to July. The fruit period is from August to October.

It grows in shrubs on both sides of hillside or gully. It is distributed in Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Anhui, Yunnan, etc.

[collection] harvest from September to October.

[nature and taste] Chongqing herbal medicine: "sweet in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

Function indications: promoting blood circulation and eliminating accumulation. Treatment of hematemesis, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, hemorrhoids, spermatorrhea, turbidity.

① "Classification of herbal medicine": "in the treatment of hemorrhoids, the spermatorrhea is white and turbid. "

⑧ Chongqing herbal medicine: "promoting blood circulation, promoting blood circulation, eliminating accumulation. It can treat hematemesis and detumescence. It is also used in Dieda medicinal liquor. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-4 Liang.

[selection] ① treatment of cerebral hyperemesis: four pairs of wild grape roots. Boiled water mixed with sugar. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

② Treatment of chest and abdominal distension into a lump: half a catty of wild grape root. Stewed Shakou meat suit. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of muscle and bone pain: prick four liang of fresh roots of grape, Decoction with water and wine. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)

④ Treatment of chronic arthritis: two liang of prickly grapes, three yuan of Uncaria root, one or two yuan of fresh dahuoxue, one or two yuan of fresh Schisandra root, one or two yuan of fresh March bubble (Rubus, raspberry), one or two yuan of fresh hundred taels of gold, five yuan of waer vine root. Stew in broth. Pig feet for acute cases. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)