Sea morning glory is the whole plant of the Convolvulaceae plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae. It grows wild on slopes and in grassy areas, climbing on other plants. Its functions are to clear heat, detoxify, and promote diuresis.
[Origin of Sea Morning Glory] It is the whole plant of the Convolvulaceae plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae.
[Morphology of Sea Morning Glory] Sea morning glory is a perennial climbing herb, 1-4 meters tall. The rhizome is slender and creeping, covered with fine hairs.
The stem is slender and weak, with a dry straw color and white hairs. The leaves are pinnately compound, papery, and covered with fine hairs on both sides;
The fertile leaflets are ovate-triangular, 12-20 cm long and 10-16 cm wide. The small leaflets are lanceolate with serrations or irregular divisions on the edges. The upper leaflets are sessile, pinnate, or lanceolate;
The infertile leaflets are pointed triangular, usually similar to the fertile leaflets, but sometimes a single compound leaf with broad linear leaflets, or irregularly divided into small pieces at the base.
The sporangia are born on the back of the fertile leaflets, arranged in spike-like clusters at the tips of the teeth and lobes of the 2-lobed leaflets, 2-4 mm long. The sporangia have scale-like covers, oval in shape, with a transversely oblong spore sac growing under each cover, clustered together in a ring. The sorus is mostly produced in summer and autumn.
[Habitat and Distribution of Sea Morning Glory]
It grows wild on slopes and in grassy areas, climbing on other plants. It is distributed in Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi and other places.
[Medicinal Formulas of Sea Morning Glory]
1. For treating urgent and painful urination: Dry sea morning glory is ground into powder, decocted with licorice, and taken orally in the amount of two qian; or add talcum powder. (Yi Jian Zhi)
2. For treating bloody urine: Take the vine of Ipomoea pes-caprae and Smilax china, decoct with water and take orally. (Sichuan Materia Medica Records)
3. For treating leucorrhea in women: Take one or two liang of sea morning glory stem, four liang of pig testicles. Stew together with water, remove the residue, and take the meat and broth. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Prescription)
4. For treating urinary retention: Take two to three liang of sea morning glory, mix with rock sugar, decoct with water and take orally; or replace tea with it and drink it regularly. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
5. For treating dysentery: Take two to three liang of sea morning glory whole plant, decoct with water and take once to three times a day. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
6. For treating diarrhea: Take the whole plant of sea morning glory, decoct with water and take orally. (Min Nan Folk Herbal Medicine)
7. For treating damp-heat jaundice: Take one liang of Dryopteris crassirhizoma leaf, one liang of Artemisia capillaris, and one liang of Dichondra repens. Decoct with water and take orally. (Guangxi Medicinal Plants)
8. For treating nocturnal emission: Burn the vine of sea morning glory to ash for storage. Take one qian and five fen to two qian of clean ash, brew with boiling water and drink. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
9. For treating burns: Mash the fresh leaves of sea morning glory, mix with milk and apply to the burned area. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
10. For treating waist pain: Cut and mash the fresh leaves of sea morning glory. Mix with sesame oil and rice water, grind into a paste, and apply to the affected area. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Prescription)
11. For treating warts: Take a handful of sea morning glory whole plant, decoct with water and wash the affected area; during washing, use the vine to rub the warts, wash two to three times a day. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
12. For treating wasp stings: Take one liang of Dryopteris crassirhizoma leaf, grind into a paste; take the juice and apply to the affected area. (Guangxi Medicinal Plants)
