Sour Vine Fruit is the fruit of the plant Acidum Fructus of the family Rubiaceae. The fruit is harvested in summer, steamed and dried. Sour Vine Fruit can nourish the blood and stop bleeding. It is mainly used for the treatment of blood deficiency and gingival bleeding.
【Origin of Sour Vine Fruit】
The medicinal material is the fruit of the plant Acidum Fructus of the family Rubiaceae.
Harvesting and storage: The fruit is harvested when it is ripe in summer, steamed and dried.
【Description of Sour Vine Fruit】
Characteristics: The berry is round and spherical, red or dark purple when ripe, dark brown when dried, with a diameter of 5-6mm. It is smooth, with longitudinal wrinkles and a few glandular spots. It has a slight aroma and a sour and sweet taste.
【Functions and Indications of Sour Vine Fruit】
Sour Vine Fruit can nourish the blood and stop bleeding. It is mainly used for the treatment of blood deficiency and gingival bleeding.
【Dosage and Administration of Sour Vine Fruit】
Oral administration: Decoction, 9-15g.
【Pharmacological Actions of Sour Vine Fruit】
1. Contraceptive effect.
2. Estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity.
3. Progestin-like activity and anti-progestin-like activity.
