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Medicine source: Aristolochiaceae plants concave veins aristolochic whole plant.
Latin animal mineral name: Aristolochia impressinervis C.F.Liang
Harvest and storage: summer and autumn harvest, cut, dried.
[ ] the original shape of concave veins aristolochic herbaceous vines. Twigs pubescent. When the alternate; petiole length 1.5-2CM; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, long 8-20cm, 4-5cm wide, apex long acuminate, base deeply cordate, side lobes suborbicular, drooping or bear against one another and bent into a wedge tip shape, densely covered with short hairs below 3-5, basal veins, veins obvious bulge in the following, mesh clear. Racemose inflorescences cymose, axillary, flowers 3-7 flowers; pedicels basal bracteoles; perianth long 2.5-3cm, base the Ministry is close narrow handle shape, and ovary connection slightly inflated, with joint, which inflated spherical, about 3mm in diameter, to receive a sharp narrow long tube, pipe expanding funnel shape; a side is very short, margin slightly down, the other side extends into the tongue; tongue elliptic, apex obtuse, purple; anthers inserted gynostemium; ovary is cylindrical, 6 prism; gynostemium apex 6 cleft, lobes apically recurved, the lower part extends into a collar ring. Capsule obovoid or subglobose, ca. 1.7cm, 6 prism, mature from the base up to 6 valve cracking; Guo Bingyi with the fruit splitting into 6. Seed cordate to triangular-ovate, back flat convex, warty protuberances dots, ventral nearly flat. Flowering of 5-6 months, fr. 8-10.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment : in limestone scrub or forest open space.
Resource distribution: distribution in Guangxi.
[ character ] trait identification of herbaceous vines, many cut into paragraphs, shoots with 6 edges, are short. Leaves shrivel, papery or leathery, flattening in ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, long 8-20cm, base cordate, basal veins 3-5, the outer pair sometimes inconspicuous; petiole length 1.5-2cm. Racemose inflorescences cymose, axillary; pedicels, bracteoles basal lanceolate; perianth base a handle shape, in the ovary is slightly inflated, with joint, upper dilated spherical; eaves side is very short, margin slightly down, the other side extends into the tongue; anthers ovate, inserted on gynostemium; ovary pellet shape. Capsule obovoid or spherical, brown when mature.
[ ] the bitter taste of spice; temperature;
[ ] to the liver; stomach; large intestine meridian
[ function ] Qufeng Tongluo Huoxue Zhitong. The main rheumatic arthralgia; stomach; traumatic bruises pain; enteritis; polio sequelae
[ usage]: orally taken decoction, 3-9g, topical: moderate, grind end powder.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
http://chinese-herbal-medicines-directory.blogspot.com/