As a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, the sticky rice vine has many benefits. Let's take a look at the effects and plant morphology of the sticky rice vine together.
Picture of sticky rice vine
【Medicinal Properties】 The sticky rice vine is a dried herb with thick roots that are fleshy and conical in shape, with branching roots. The surface is light reddish-brown and not easily breakable, with a slightly rough texture and a light brownish-yellow color on the cross-section. The stem is yellow-brown. The leaves are mostly broken, dark green, rough and hairy. It has a slight aroma and a mild taste.
【Property and Taste】 The sticky rice vine has a sweet and bitter taste and is cool in nature.
① "Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Sour and spicy, cold, non-toxic."
② "Sichuan Medicinal Plants": "Neutral in nature, mild in taste, non-toxic."
③ "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Slightly bitter, cool."
【Dosage and Administration】 Internal use: Decoction, 2-5 qian (fresh 1-3 liang) of sticky rice vine; or stew with meat. External use: Apply crushed sticky rice vine.
【Original Plant Morphology of Sticky Rice Vine】
The sticky rice vine, also known as "man ning ma", is a perennial herb that grows upright or leans at an angle, or lies on the ground with the top part extending upwards, usually with stiff hairs. The main root is thick and cone-shaped. The leaves are opposite, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 3.5-7 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, with blunt or gradually pointed tips, rounded to nearly cordate bases, entire margins, 3 main veins starting from the base; the reticulate veins on the back of the leaves are obvious, with stiff hairs, rough on the upper surface, or with stiff hairs; they are either sessile or have short petioles; the stipules are broadly ovate. The flowers are small, unisexual, and monoecious, clustered in the leaf axils, yellow-green; the male flowers have 3-5 lobes, arranged in a clasping arrangement in the buds, with the lobes bending inward sharply and forming a ring, with stiff hairs on the back, and 5 stamens; the female flowers have tubular calyxes, diamond-shaped stigmas, and broad-ovate capsules with pointed tips, longitudinally ridged, black, and smooth. The flowering period is from July to August.
Picture of sticky rice vine
【Effects and Functions of Sticky Rice Vine】
The sticky rice vine has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, invigorating the spleen, and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat sores, boils, lymphadenitis, dysentery, leukorrhea in women, malnutrition in children, vomiting blood, and external bleeding.
① "Tianbao Herbal Medicine": "Used to treat injuries, itching, and various sores and boils."
② "Emei Medicinal Plants": "The root is mashed and applied to treat knife and gunshot wounds."
③ "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions": "Nourishes the deficiency and promotes lactation."
④ "Compilation of Common Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Increases blood, invigorates the spleen and stomach, and strengthens the blood. Stewed with meat to treat weak heart."
⑤ "Sichuan Medicinal Plant Records": "Invigorates the spleen and supplements the kidneys. Used to treat mastitis and malnutrition in children."
⑥ "Guizhou Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat and detoxifies, invigorates the spleen and eliminates accumulation, stops bleeding. Used to treat boils, ulcers, children's abdominal distention due to food accumulation, and external bleeding."
⑦ "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Promotes bone healing, promotes tissue regeneration, reduces inflammation, and stops diarrhea. Used to treat dysentery and dysmenorrhea."
⑧ "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Clears heat, cools blood, reduces swelling, and detoxifies. Used to treat vomiting blood, damp-heat leukorrhea, oral ulcers, and sprains."
