The name of sour vine fruit varies in different places, mainly known as sour strong fruit, sour vine head, letter tube fruit, salty sour fruit, etc. Where is sour vine fruit mainly distributed? What are its functions and indications? How is it used?
Origin of sour vine fruit
The source of the medicinal material: The fruit of the plant sour vine, which belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
Harvesting and storage: Harvest when the fruit is ripe in summer, steam, and dry.
Distribution of sour vine fruit habitat
Ecological environment: It grows in grasslands, shrubs, or under the forest at an altitude of 100-1800m.
Resource distribution: It is distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other places.
Functions and indications of sour vine fruit
Nourishes blood; astringes and stops bleeding. It is mainly used for blood deficiency and gum bleeding.
Prescriptions with sour vine fruit
Treatment for lack of stomach acid, gum bleeding: Fresh sour vine fruit, 6-9 grams. Decoction and take orally. (The information is from the "Common Chinese Medicinal Herbs Manual" of the Guangzhou troops)
Usage and dosage of sour vine fruit
Oral administration: Decoction, 9-15 grams.
