Sargentodoxa cuneata
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Sargentodoxa cuneata is a deciduous woody vine of the Lardizabalaceae family. Its outer bark is reddish-brown, and it is also known as "Xueteng" or "Hongteng". It belongs to the endangered protected plants in Anhui Province.Its leaves are alternate, trifoliolate, with long petioles. The central leaflet is rhombic-obovate to elliptical in shape, with an obtuse and pointed apex, a cuneate base, and an entire margin. The two lateral leaflets are larger, obliquely ovate, with an entire margin, an oblique base, and are asymmetrical on both sides.
Functions and indications: It can clear heat and remove toxins, promote blood circulation, and expel wind. It is used for abdominal pain due to intestinal abscess, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, and swelling and pain from falls and bumps.
A poem for identifying Hongteng:Hongteng is a cylinder with brown bark,Its nodes are swollen and concave with flaky cracks,The rays in its cross-section are brownish-red,It can remove toxins, dissipate abscesses and promote blood circulation.
Sargentodoxa cuneata is a deciduous woody vine of the Lardizabalaceae family. Its outer bark is reddish-brown, and it is also known as "Xueteng" or "Hongteng". It belongs to the endangered protected plants in Anhui Province.Its leaves are alternate, trifoliolate, with long petioles. The central leaflet is rhombic-obovate to elliptical in shape, with an obtuse and pointed apex, a cuneate base, and an entire margin. The two lateral leaflets are larger, obliquely ovate, with an entire margin, an oblique base, and are asymmetrical on both sides.
Functions and indications: It can clear heat and remove toxins, promote blood circulation, and expel wind. It is used for abdominal pain due to intestinal abscess, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, and swelling and pain from falls and bumps.
A poem for identifying Hongteng:Hongteng is a cylinder with brown bark,Its nodes are swollen and concave with flaky cracks,The rays in its cross-section are brownish-red,It can remove toxins, dissipate abscesses and promote blood circulation.
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