Wu Xie Teng, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has many medicinal effects and functions. Let's learn about the medicinal effects and functions of Wu Xie Teng and some single formula prescriptions below.
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【Botanical Morphology of Wu Xie Teng】
Wu Xie Teng is a woody vine that can grow up to 4 meters long. The branches and inflorescences are covered with soft hairs. The leaves are opposite; they are oblate, oval, or rectangular, measuring 2.5 to 3 centimeters in length and 1.5 to 4 centimeters in width. The tips are blunt or short-pointed, and the bases are narrow or rounded. Both sides of the leaves are either completely bald or only have soft hairs on the veins. The leaf stalks are 6 to 8 millimeters long and hairy, with clustered glands at the top.
The umbellate inflorescences are axillary, measuring 1.5 centimeters in length. The calyx is 5-lobed, with lobes ovate in shape. The corolla is bell-shaped and yellow, with 5 lobes and a diameter of about 4 millimeters. There are 5 fleshy scales that alternate with the corolla lobes. The stamens are 5, with the filaments fused into a tubular shape. The pistil is broad and blunt, conical, protruding from the stamens. The fruit is a hard achene, about 5 centimeters long and wide at the base. The seeds are ovate, thin and concave, with whorled, white, silky hairs. The flowering period is in July.
【Medicinal Effects and Functions of Wu Xie Teng】
In traditional Chinese medicine, Wu Xie Teng is believed to have the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, promoting pus discharge, reducing swelling, relieving pain, and promoting tissue regeneration. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, sore throat, scrofula, breast abscess, sores, eczema, unidentified swellings, and snake bites, among other conditions.
1. "Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine": The root can reduce swelling, detoxify, clear heat, and cool blood. It is used to treat multiple abscesses, deep abscesses, mastitis, boils, and toxic swellings.
2. "Color Atlas of Common Chinese Herbal Medicine": The tender branches and leaves can relieve pain, promote tissue regeneration, and reduce swelling. It is used to treat gunshot wounds and kill lice.
Pharmacological studies have shown that the alcohol extract of the leaves of Wu Xie Teng can inhibit hyperglycemia induced by anterior pituitary gland extract, growth hormone, or adrenocorticotropic hormone in rats when administered orally or by intramuscular injection.
Precautions: As long as Wu Xie Teng is used within the recommended dosage, it is generally safe and without side effects. However, the safety of Wu Xie Teng during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been tested.
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Diabetic patients should take Wu Xie Teng extract under the clinical supervision of healthcare professionals to lower blood sugar levels.
【Single Formula Prescriptions of Wu Xie Teng】
1. For testicular pain: Soak 60g of Wu Xie Teng and 60g of Wild Peony Root in alcohol, stew for half an hour, and take orally. Additionally, mash and apply Mo Han Lian externally.
2. For cervical lymph node tuberculosis: Take 30g of Wu Xie Teng, 30g of White Powder Vine Stem, and 15g of Old Rat Ear Root, decoct in water and take one dose daily.
3. For rheumatic pain: Take 45g of Wu Xie Teng and stew with 100g of pork for oral administration.
4. For bone ulcers: Take 15g of Wu Xie Teng, 15g of Shan Hu Jiao Root, 15g of Yi Zhi Huang Hua, and 10g of Liang Mian Zhen, decoct in water and take orally.
5. For rheumatic pain in the lower back and legs: Take 30g of Wu Xie Teng, 30g of Qian Jin Ba, 10g of Lian Qian Cao, and 15g each of Ma An Teng Stem and Niu Da Li, decoct in water and take orally.
6. For abscesses: Take 15g of Wu Xie Teng Head, 15g of Mao Yu Ye Jin Hua Teng, decoct in water and soak in alcohol for consumption.
7. For early-stage abscesses and swellings: Take 15g of Wu Xie Teng, 15g of Ye Xiang Niu, 15g of Jue Chuang, 30g of Bai Fen Teng Head, and 10g of Tian Ji Huang, decoct in water and drink with alcohol.
