Wusao style

Wusao style

(classified herbal medicine)

[synonyms] black bone chicken, black black bone (Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records), black bone, tiejiateng (China Economic flora).

[source] it is the stem of Cynanchum wilsonii, a plant of Asclepiadaceae.

[plant morphology] Celastrus

Perennial climbing shrubs. The young branch is gray white, the old branch is yellowish brown, with dense lenticels. Leaves opposite, semileathery, lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, 4.5-5 cm long, apex long caudate acuminate, entire or undulate, base narrowly cuneate; petiole 1-2 mm long. Cyme, axillary or terminal; bracts ovate, ciliated; calyx 5-lobed, lobes ovate, ciliated, base with 5 small glands; corolla dark purple, 5-lobed, lobes slightly rotated to the right, overlapping each other, inner surface densely white pilose, oblong, obtuse; corona annular, 5-lobed, lobes linear, villous; stamen 5, filaments short, separated, anther Ovary is composed of two separate carpels, ovoid, style united, apex of style slightly divergent. Follicles. Arranged in pairs, long cylindrical, 2 cm long, 5 mm in diameter. Seeds oblong. It's three millimeters long. The flowering period is April. The fruiting period is August.

It grows at the edge of forest or on both sides of stream in low mountain area. It is distributed in Sichuan, Hubei, Guangxi and Yunnan.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "the taste is pungent and slightly bitter, and the nature is hot. "

[functions and indications] 1. Classification of herbal medicine: "walk the exterior to disperse cold, treat low back pain, remove wind and disperse blood. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it is used to treat lumbago, rheumatism, numbness, contusion and snake bite. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-4 yuan; or soak in wine. External use: dip wine and rub.

Chinese PinYin : Wu Sao Feng