Sour Vine Fruit, a Chinese herbal medicine, refers to the fruit of the plant Ampelopsis grossedentata. It has the effects of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, and it is commonly used for symptoms such as blood deficiency and gum bleeding. Let's take a closer look at the precautions for using Sour Vine Fruit!
【Morphology of Sour Vine Fruit】
Sour Vine Fruit is a climbing shrub or vine, rarely a small shrub, growing 1-3 meters long. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 5-8mm long; leaf blades are thick and papery, inversely ovate or elongate ovate, 3-4cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, sometimes up to 7cm long and 2.5cm wide, with rounded, blunt or slightly concave apex, wedge-shaped base, entire margin, often with a thin white powder on the back, raised midvein, and indistinct lateral veins.
The inflorescence is terminal or axillary, growing on leafless branches from the previous year, 3-8mm long, covered with fine hairs, with 3-8 flowers, and 1-2 whorls of bracts at the base; pedicels are about 1.5mm long, sometimes covered with fine hairs, bracteoles are lanceolate or elongate ovate, with ciliate margins, usually without glandular dots;
The flowers are tetramerous, about 2mm long; the calyx is fused at the base for about 1/2 to 1/3, with ovate or triangular lobes and acute apices, with glandular dots;
The petals are white or yellowish, separate, ovate or elongate ovate, with rounded or blunt apices, about 2mm long, ciliate margins, densely covered with nipple-like protrusions on the inside, with glandular dots;
The stamens degenerate in the female flowers, slightly exceeding the petals in the male flowers, with fused filaments at the base, straight anthers, and glandular dots on the back;
The pistils degenerate in the male flowers, slightly longer than the petals in the female flowers, with bottle-shaped ovaries, slender styles, and flattened or shield-shaped stigmas. The fruit is spherical, about 5mm in diameter, with indistinct glandular dots. The flowering period is from December to March of the following year, and the fruiting period is from April to June.
【Precautions for Using Sour Vine Fruit】
1. Sour Vine Fruit should not be taken by those with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, or loose stools.
2. If symptoms do not improve or other adverse reactions occur after one week of use, seek medical attention promptly.
3. Develop good hygiene habits, wash hands before and after meals, trim nails regularly, and correct the habit of sucking fingers.
4. Change and wash the clothes of the child frequently, and use boiling water to wash and sterilize, and air dry the bedding.
5. It is prohibited for those who are allergic to this product, and those with allergic constitution should use it with caution.
6. It is prohibited to use the product when its appearance changes.
7. Children must use it under adult supervision.
8. Please keep the product out of reach of children.
【Medicinal Value of Sour Vine Fruit】
Sour Vine Fruit has the following values:
Sour Vine Fruit has a sour and sweet taste and is rich in vitamin C. The fresh fruit can be eaten or decocted alone to strengthen and nourish the blood. It is used to treat gastric acid deficiency, gum bleeding, and loss of appetite.
1. It has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It can treat oral inflammation, pharyngitis, gingivitis, and abscesses. It can also counteract the toxicity of tea, mushrooms, and croton seeds.
2. It has insecticidal, anti-swelling, and digestive effects. It can be externally applied to treat bruises and ulcers. It can be taken orally to treat internal and external hemorrhoids (and used for washing), sore throat, and foot pain (boiled with dog's feet).
3. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, astringing, and stopping diarrhea. It can treat bruises, enteritis and diarrhea, and sore throat.
Sour Vine Wood
It has a sour taste and can be eaten to relieve thirst. The root (Sour Vine Wood) is used as a medicine to reduce inflammation, kill bacteria, dispel stasis and relieve pain, clear heat and detoxify, and astringe and stop diarrhea. It is used to treat sore throat, gum bleeding, spleen deficiency with diarrhea, bruises, hemorrhoids, etc. The recommended dosage for decoction is 9-15 grams.
