Acid Vine Wood is the branches, leaves, or roots of the plant Acid Vine Son, which belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Its fruit is called Acid Vine Fruit and can also be used as medicine. Acid Vine Wood has rich medicinal value and can be used to treat various itching and swelling pains. Let's take a look at the efficacy and functions of Acid Vine Wood.
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【Efficacy and Functions of Acid Vine Wood】
In traditional Chinese medicine, Acid Vine Wood is believed to have the effects of clearing heat and detoxification, and promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat red and swollen throat, bleeding gums, dysentery, diarrhea, ulcers, itching skin, hemorrhoids, and injuries from falls and blows.
1. "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": It has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It is used to treat oral inflammation, pharyngitis, gingivitis, ulcers, and so on. It can also detoxify the poison of large tea, wood mushrooms, and croton.
2. "Nanning Pharmacopoeia": It has insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and appetizing effects. It is used externally to treat bruises and poisonous sores. It is used internally to treat internal and external hemorrhoids (and for external washing), sore throat, and foot pain (cooked with dog feet).
3. "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual of Guangzhou Military": It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and astringing intestines to stop diarrhea. It is used to treat bruises and pain from falls, enteritis and diarrhea, and throat swelling.
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【Growth Habits of Acid Vine Wood】
Acid Vine Wood is also known as White-backed Acid Vine, Tongtianba, Paozi Vine, Underground Dragon, Chicken Mother Acid, Acid Vinegar Wood, Undersea Dragon, and Burrowing Dragon.
The leaves of Acid Vine Wood are often curled, and when flattened, they are inversely ovate to elliptic, 3-5.5cm long and 1-2.5cm wide, with bluntly rounded or slightly concave apexes, wedge-shaped bases, entire margins, and inconspicuous lateral veins.
The petioles are short, about 5-8mm long. Sometimes small cylindrical branches can be seen, varying in length, and purplish-brown in color. It has a slight fragrance and a sour taste.
Acid Vine Wood grows in grasslands, shrubs, or under forests at an altitude of 100-1800m. It is distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other places. It can be harvested throughout the year, washed, cut into sections, and used fresh or dried.
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【Clinical Applications of Acid Vine Wood】
1. Enteritis, dysentery, and throat swelling: Take 30g of Acid Vine Wood roots, decoct in water and take orally.
2. Tinea capitis in children: Take 1.5kg of Acid Vine Wood roots, decoct in water to make a concentrated solution, and use it to wash the affected area with warm water twice a day. Repeat for 3 days.
3. Prolapse of anus and uterus: Take 30g of Acid Vine Wood roots, 15g of castor bean roots, 25g of Le Lu roots (roots of the plant Barleria prionitis), and an appropriate amount of chicken meat. Cook and take orally.
4. Sore throat due to double or single moths: Take 15g of Acid Vine Wood roots, decoct in water and take orally.
5. Pharyngitis: Take 15g of Acid Vine Wood roots and 15g of Gang Mei (dried fruits of the plant Illicium verum), decoct in water and take orally.
6. Eczema: Take an appropriate amount of Acid Vine Wood leaves, decoct in water and use it to wash the affected area.
7. Dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea: Take 30g of Acid Vine Wood roots, decoct in water and take orally.
8. Bruises and swelling from falls: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Acid Vine Wood leaves, mash them, mix with alcohol, heat, and apply to the affected area.
9. Neurodermatitis: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Acid Vine Wood roots, decoct in water and use it to wash the affected area. At the same time, take 10g of Water Eight Star Leaves (leaves of the plant Strobilanthes cusia) and decoct in water for oral administration.
