Species: Gnetum parvifolium
English Name: Small-leaved Joint-fir
Chinese Name: 小葉買麻藤
Family: Gnetaceae
Description:
Evergreen gymnosperm. Woody vine, nodes swollen. Leaves opposite, long-ovate. Blooming in summer. Monoecious, wrapped by red arils, resembling a cluster of red grapes.
Preparation: Stem is used. It can be collected all year round; used fresh or sun-dried.
Properties: Bitter in taste, slightly warm in nature.
Actions and indications: Expels wind, activates blood circulation, relieves swelling, alleviates pain, resolves sputum, relieves cough. Indicated for rheumatic arthralgia, lumbar muscle strain,m acute respiratory infection, pancreatitis, ulcerous bleeding, ect.
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