1. Aliases

Seeking Wind Vine, Chasing Bone Wind, Han Fang Ji, Big Wind Vine, Blowing Wind Powder, Black Fang Ji, Exhaust Wind Vine, Green Fang Ji.
2. Plant morphology
Woody deciduous vine. The branches are gray brown, hairless, with fine grooves. Leaves alternate, thick papery or leathery, wide ovate, 7-12 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, apex gradually pointed, base circular, truncate or heart-shaped, entire, base leaves often 5-7 lobed, upper leaves sometimes 3-5 lobed, top dark green, bottom pale white, nearly hairless, base 5-7 veins; The petiole is 6-10 centimeters long. The flowers are dioecious and the cymes are arranged in a conical shape; The male inflorescence is 10-20 centimeters long, with small flowers. The male flower has 6 sepals, light yellow, 2 whorls, 6 petals, light green, and 9-12 stamens; The female inflorescence is 8-12 centimeters long, and the sepals and petals of the female flower are similar to those of the male flower. It has 9 degenerated stamens, 3 carpels, and is free. Drupe flattened spherical, blue black. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to September.
3. Origin distribution
Born along mountain roads, mountain slopes, forest edges, and ditches. Distributed in Hubei, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
Harvest in late autumn and early winter, tie or cut into long sections, and dry in the sun.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Long cylindrical, often slightly curved, 20-70 centimeters long or longer, with a diameter of 0.5-2 centimeters. The surface is greenish brown to brownish brown, some are grayish brown, with fine longitudinal lines and skin pores. The nodes are slightly enlarged and branched. Lightweight, hard and brittle, easily broken, with an uneven cross-section, grayish yellow or light grayish brown, narrow skin, radiating rays from the wood, and pale yellow white or yellow brown pulp. Mild qi, bitter taste.
6. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Mild in nature, bitter and spicy in taste. Guigan Meridian and Spleen Meridian.
7. Effect and function
Dispelling wind and dampness, unblocking meridians, and promoting urination. Belonging to the subcategory of dispelling wind and dampness, it is a strong muscle and bone medicine for dispelling wind and dampness.
8. Clinical applications
Dosage 6-12 grams, take water decoction or water decoction with yellow wine. Wipe the painful area with external water decoction. Used to treat rheumatism, joint swelling, paralysis, and itching. Pharmacological experiments have confirmed that it has analgesic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, and anti allergic effects. The effects on the cardiovascular system are manifested in various aspects, such as anti arrhythmias, anti myocardial ischemia, and blood pressure lowering.
9. Pharmacological research
Analgesia, sedation, cough suppression, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, immunosuppressive, antiarrhythmic, anti myocardial ischemia, protective against reperfusion injury, blocking ganglia and neuromuscular transmission, releasing histamine, reducing myocardial contractility, and inhibiting adrenaline induced automaticity; It has an excitatory effect on the gastrointestinal tract, but also has mild gastrointestinal adverse reactions and other effects.
10. Chemical composition
It mainly contains various alkaloids such as sinomenine, sinomenine, tetrandrine, matrine, N-demethyltetrandrine, and dicyanidine, as well as components such as racemic eugenol and acetyl oleanolic acid.
11. Taboos for use
Side effects such as pain, itching, rash, dizziness and headache, skin redness, abdominal pain, chills and fever, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia may occur. Attention should be paid when using.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Treatment of rheumatism and pain: 15 grams each of Qingfengteng and Hongteng. Boil in water and add an appropriate amount of wine to drink; Or 30-60 grams of Qingfengteng, 3 grams of Guizhi for upper limb pain, and 6 grams of Niugeng for lower limb pain. Use all three ingredients for body pain, boil in water, add an appropriate amount of yellow wine, and take after dinner. (Zhejiang Medicinal Flora)
② Treating joint pain: 15 grams of green vine and 15 grams of red vine. Boiled in water, once a day. Wine serves as a guide. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)
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