Coir raincoat vine

Coir raincoat vine

(Chinese medicine and plant records)

[synonym] Akebia.

[source] it is the root, stem and leaf of the Ranunculus japonicus.

[plant morphology] coir raincoat vine

Deciduous vine shrubs, up to 5 meters high. Stem green to brown, striped, annual branches with dense hair, immediately fall off. The leaflets are ovate, 2-5 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, entire or with 2-3 broad teeth, with short hairs on both sides. Panicle axillary, peduncle 2-8 cm long, hairy, with leafy bracts on the order; flowers bisexual, white; perianth 4-5 pieces, obovate, round at the top, concave, densely covered with villi on the outside, sparse on the inside; stamens many, pollen sac shorter than filament; pistils many, ovary superior, style with long white hair, stigma lateral. Achene oblate ovate, black, glabrous, persistent style elongated, with white feather. Flowering in summer and autumn. Under the forest and in the bush. Distributed in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[nature and taste] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "pungent, warm. "

[function and indications] 1. Chinese medicine Zhi: "published, benefit urination. "

② Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "it can promote qi and blood circulation, dispel wind and dampness, and relieve pain. Treatment of traumatic injury, stasis pain, rheumatic muscle pain, limb numbness. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-4 yuan.

Chinese PinYin : Xiao Suo Yi Teng