Chinese medicine Sour Vine Fruit refers to the dried mature fruit of the plant Sour Vine, which belongs to the family Rubiaceae. In addition to the fruit, the root and leaves of the Sour Vine can also be used medicinally. They have the functions of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, astringing, stopping diarrhea, treating injuries, treating intestinal inflammation and diarrhea, treating pharyngitis, reducing gastric acid, and relieving menstrual pain and amenorrhea.
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【Effects and Functions of Sour Vine Fruit】
Sour Vine Fruit has the effects of nourishing blood, astringing and stopping bleeding, and is mainly used to treat sore throat, bleeding gums, spleen deficiency diarrhea, injuries, and hemorrhoids.
1. Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It is used to treat oral inflammation, pharyngitis, gingivitis, and ulceration. It can also detoxify the poison of Dahua tea, Muer mushroom, and Croton Tiglium.
2. Insecticidal, anti-swelling, and digestion-promoting effects. It is externally used to treat injuries, ulcers, and hemorrhoids (and can also be used for external washing). Internally, it is used to treat sore throat, pain in the feet (by boiling dog feet for consumption).
3. Blood-activating and pain-relieving, astringing and stopping diarrhea effects. It is used to treat injuries, intestinal inflammation and diarrhea, and sore throat.
4. "Jingzhu Herbal Medicine": Sour Vine Fruit has insecticidal effects and can increase stomach temperature. The fruit is light red, makes a sound when shaken, and is shaped like a bean.
5. "Comparison of Morphology": Sour Vine Fruit has slender stems, gray leaves, small and rough, blue-red flowers, and small fruit like frost-killed beans with a sour and sweet taste. It has the effects of treating insect diseases.
6. "Calculation of the Wheel of the Sun and Moon": Sour Vine Fruit has a pungent and sharp taste, can kill insects, and is used to treat gray swelling. It has a sharp nature and can cause diarrhea.
7. "Luchuan Herbal Medicine": Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It is used to treat oral inflammation, pharyngitis, gingivitis, and ulceration. It can also detoxify the poison of Dahua tea, Muer mushroom, and Croton Tiglium.
8. "Nanning City Medicinal Record": Insecticidal, anti-swelling, and digestion-promoting effects. It is externally used to treat injuries, ulcers, and hemorrhoids (and can also be used for external washing). Internally, it is used to treat sore throat, pain in the feet (by boiling dog feet for consumption).
9. "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": Blood-activating and pain-relieving, astringing and stopping diarrhea effects. It is used to treat injuries, intestinal inflammation and diarrhea, and sore throat.
