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川木通 Chuanmutong
Chinese Name |
川木通 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Chuanmutong |
English Name |
Armand Clematis Stem |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Clematidis Armandii Caulis |
Category |
Stems and woods
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Origin |
The dried vine of Clematis armandii Franch, or Clematis Montana Buch. Ham. (Ranunculaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Shaanxi. |
Macroscopic Features |
Long cylindrical and slightly twisted, 50~100cm long, 2~3.5cm diameter. Externally yellowish-brown, with longitudinal indented grooves or ridges; enlarged nodes have leaf scars and lateral branch scars. Cortex remains present and is easily torn off. Hard texture and hard to break. Decoction pieces are 0.2~0.4cm thick; edges are uneven; remaining cortex is yellowish-brown or pale yellow, sometimes has yellowish-white radial grains and spaces, full with canals; pith is relatively small, off-white or yellowish-brown, or with spaces. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has yellowish-white cut surface. |
Properties |
Tasteless, bitter; cold. |
Functions |
Clears heat, promotes urination, frees the channels, descends milk. Apply to edema, urodynia, stranguria, joints impediment, amenorrhea and lack of milk. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00136
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