Biluozi also known as Shan Pipa or Maobai Liang is a plant species belonging to the family of Clematis. It is a highly valued medicinal herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, known for its ability to clear the surface and relieve cough. It grows in broad-leaved forests below an altitude of 1500 meters.
Biluozi
Aliases: Wild Loquat, Coarse Bark Firewood, Flower Wood Fragrance, Mountain Loquat, Maobai Liang.
Source: The fruit of the plant Biluozi, a member of the Clematis family.
Functions and Indications: Clears the surface, relieves cough. Used for common cold and cough.
Habitat Distribution of Biluozi:
Ecological Environment: It grows in broad-leaved forests below an altitude of 1500 meters.
Distribution: It grows on slopes, by riversides, at the edge of forests, and in bushy areas. It is found in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and other places.
Functions and Indications of Biluozi:
Functions and Indications of Biluozi
According to the "Folk Medicinal Materials of Hunan": It is used for treating cough, cold, and pain relief.
Plant Morphology of Biluozi:
Biluozi is an evergreen small tree that can reach up to 7 meters in height. Buds, young branches, leaf backs, and inflorescences are all covered with long, colored hairs. It has a single leaf; the petiole is 1.5-4 cm long; the leaf blade is inverted-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 8-25 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm wide, gradually pointed or tail-like at the tip, gradually tapered at the base, with several pointed serrations above the middle, and the back of the leaf is covered with rust-colored soft hairs; 9-18 lateral veins on each side; leathery. The flowers are hermaphroditic, with a terminal panicle, the main axis has 3 edges; the sepals are 5 or 4, ovate or nearly circular, with hairy margins; the petals are 5, white, with the outer 3 nearly circular, with a diameter of 2-2.5 mm, and the inner 2 are about half the length of the stamens, 2-lobed; the stigma has several hairy edges; the developing stamens are 1.2-1.5 mm long; the ovary is hairless. The fruit is spherical with a diameter of 5-8 mm; the nucleus is spherical, slightly oblique, with raised fine reticulation. It flowers in the summer and fruits in September to October.
Identification of Biluozi:
The fruit is spherical with a diameter of 5-8 mm. The fruit kernel is spherical, slightly oblique, with raised fine reticulation, and the surface of the dried fruit is brownish-green. It has a slight odor.
Biluozi Image
Chemical Composition: The bark contains 16.0% tannin. The leaves contain 5.7% tannin.
Taste: Bitter; Neutral.
Meridian Tropism: Lung meridian.
Functions and Indications: Clears the surface, relieves cough. Used for common cold and cough.
Usage and Dosage: Internally: Decoction, 6-9g.
Discussions: According to the "Folk Medicinal Materials of Hunan": It is used for treating cough, cold, and pain relief.
