Detoxifying Effects of Acid Vine Wood: A Powerful Remedy for Croton tiglium Poisoning

January 8, 2024

Acid Vine can detoxify the poison of Croton tiglium. The fruit of Acid Vine, called Acid Vine Fruit in traditional Chinese medicine, is a good medicine for clearing heat, detoxifying, dispersing stasis, and stopping bleeding. Do you know the medicinal effects of Acid Vine Wood?


Picture of Acid Vine Wood

【Acid Vine Wood can detoxify the poison of Croton tiglium】

Acid Vine Wood can be taken orally: decoction, 15-30g; or pounded for juice. It can also be used externally: apply an appropriate amount by pounding or wash with decoction.

① "Lu Chuan Ben Cao": Anti-inflammatory, bactericidal. It is used to treat oral ulcers, pharyngitis, gum inflammation, boils, and carbuncles. It can also detoxify the poison of Da Cha Medicine, Wood Stinkhorn, and Croton tiglium.

② "Nanning Drug Chronicle": Insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and promotes digestion. It is externally used to treat bruises, sores, and ulcers. It can be taken orally to treat internal and external hemorrhoids (and also wash externally), sore throat, and pain in the feet (cooked with dog feet).

③ "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual of Guangzhou Troops": Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, astringes, and stops diarrhea. It is used to treat bruises, intestinal inflammation and diarrhea, and throat swelling and pain.

【Record of Acid Vine Wood in ancient books】

1. "Lu Chuan Ben Cao": Anti-inflammatory, bactericidal. It is used to treat oral ulcers, pharyngitis, gum inflammation, boils, and ulcers. It can also detoxify the poison of Da Cha Medicine, Wood Stinkhorn, and Croton tiglium.

2. "Nanning Drug Chronicle": Insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and promotes digestion. It is externally used to treat bruises, sores, and ulcers. It can be taken orally to treat internal and external hemorrhoids (and also wash externally), sore throat, and pain in the feet (cooked with dog feet).

3. "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual of Guangzhou Troops": Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, astringes, and stops diarrhea. It is used to treat bruises, intestinal inflammation and diarrhea, and throat swelling and pain.

【Medicinal effects of Acid Vine Wood】

"Acid Vine Wood", also known as White-backed Acid Vine, Paozi Vine, Toudilong, Tongtianba, Jimusuan, Haidilong, Rugedilong, and Sour Vinegar Wood, is mainly distributed in Jiangxi, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Yunnan, and other places.

Acid Vine Wood is a climbing shrub that grows 1-3 meters long in grass or shrubbery or among trees. Its leaves are curled and have a sour taste, which can quench thirst.

Sometimes when farmers are working in the mountains without water, they will temporarily chew its leaves, which have a sour taste and can relieve thirst. Its branches are cylindrical and mostly purplish-brown in color.

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