Chinese herbal medicine: the efficacy and role of sow vine

Sow Vine

("Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine")

Synonymous with roadside centipede vine.

The source is the stems and leaves of the grape plant Sow Vine.

Plant form sow vine

Trailing herb. Branches are smooth or slightly pubescent, with forked branching tendrils. Palmately compound leaves are alternate and have long stalks; leaflets are 3-stalked, oval to oval, apex acuminate, base wedge-shaped, and leaf margins irregularly serrated. Cymes axillary with long stalks; flowers small, bisexual, with short stalks; sepals 4, green; petals 4, upper part separated, fleshy, pink, disk entire or 4-lobed and connate with the ovary; ovary 2-chambered, There are 2 ovules in each chamber. The berries are oblate and black.

Born in the forest on the hillside. Distributed in Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and other provinces.

The roots of this plant (sow vine roots) are also used for medicinal purposes. Please refer to this article for details.

Its main functions are pounding and applying and treating fractures. Remind you: Sow Vine This Chinese herbal medicine comes from the Internet. Please follow your doctor's advice before use.