Cynanchum bungei

This product is Asclepiadaceae plants Cynanchum auriculatum Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight root. ( British) Auriculate Swallowwort Root
Alias: flying crane, white fleece-flower root.
Plant morphology: creeping subshrubs, have milk. Stems puberulent. Leaves opposite, heart-shaped to widely ovate, long, wide 3 ~ 12cm, puberulous underneath. Cymes corymbose flowers, with up to 30 flowers, total stem up to 10cm; calyx 5 crack greatly; corolla white, 5 deeply lobed, lobes inside puberulous; corona lobes 5 oval-shaped, fleshy; stamens 5, anthers apex with 1 diaphragm; stigma conical, top 2 crack, follicle twins. Seed top with white silky hairs. Florescence 9 to in October, fruit period in November.
Born in the hillside forest, the roadside; or cultivation. Production of Jiangsu.
Sampling : 10 ~ November grubbing, washed, dried.
Traits: the root class of cylindrical or long fusiform, sometimes cut into thin slices, the diameter of 1.5 ~ 3.5cm; surface yellowish brown to grayish brown, with obvious vertical lines and horizontal lenticels, cork can flake. Section of hard, white, powder. Micro aroma, taste early after the bitter sweet.
Chemical composition: containing phosphatidylcholine ( phosphatidylcholine ), phosphatidylethanolamine ( phosphatidyletha-nolamine ), phosphatidylinositol ( phosphatidylinositos ) and C21 steroidal glycosides.
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Taste: sexual tepid, sweet, bitter.
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Indications: nourishing liver and kidney, beneficial blood, strong bones and muscles, stopping pain. For liver and kidney caused by dizziness, insomnia forgetful, early white beard and hair, Yaoxisuanruan, bones is not health, chest pain.

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