Shenjinteng

Shenjinteng

(drug records of Nanning City)

[synonyms] kuanjin Teng, Wudi Shengxu (Guangxi Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine plant), qingkuanjin Teng (Luchuan materia medica), Buxing (Nanning medical records), Shujin Teng (Guangzhou army Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the stem of Cynanchum chinense.

[plant morphology] Chinese green cattle gall

Deciduous woody vines, 3-10 m long. Young branches pubescent, old branches glabrous, with many lenticels. Leaves alternate; broadly ovate to ovate, 7-12 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, apex cuspidate, base cordate, covered with short bristles above, tomentose below, basal veins 5-7; petiole 4-10 cm long, pilose. Racemes axillary, first leaves open; unisexual; flowers pale yellow. The inflorescence is about 10 cm long, the drupe is bright red, the endocarp is semiovoid, 8-10 mm long, the ventral surface is flat, the dorsal surface is ridged and most verrucous processes. Seeds ca. 5 mm, semiglobose, ventrally invaginated. The flowering period is from March to April. The fruit period is from July to August.

Born in the forest. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[chemical constituents] rattan contains amino acids and sugars.

[nature and taste] "bitter, cold. "

[functions and indications] 1. In the medical records of Nanning City, it is said that "it can relax muscles and activate collaterals, and kill insects. External application of broken tendons, rheumatism and bone pain; oral administration of Shujinhuoluo. "

② "Shujin Huoluo, Qingre Lishi" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. Treatment of rheumatism, muscle pain, lumbar muscle strain, traumatic injury. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping.

[taboo] "should not be taken by pregnant women and postpartum women. "

Chinese PinYin : Shen Jin Teng