This product is the vine stem of the deciduous woody vine plant Sargentgloryvine Stem (Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliv.) Rehd. et Wils) from the Sargentgloryvine Stem family. It is mainly produced in regions such as Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangsu. The vine stems are harvested in summer and autumn, with the branches and leaves removed, cut into short sections, sliced while fresh, and then dried for use.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter, neutral. Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica: "cool, bitter, nontoxic."

act on large intestinal meridian. Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica: "Act on liver and large intestine meridians."

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxin, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for intestinal abscess, abdominal pain, heat toxin sores, and ulcers. This product excels in clearing heat and removing toxins, reducing abscesses, and relieving pain. It enters the large intestine meridian and is particularly effective in dispersing stagnation in the intestines, making it a key herb for treating intestinal abscesses. It can also be used for other heat toxin sores and ulcers. For treating intestinal abscesses, it is often combined with Lonicera, Forsythia, Rhubarb Rhizoma, and other herbs, such as in Sargentgloryvine Stem Decoction. For treating heat toxin sores and ulcers, it is often combined with Lonicera, Dahurian Angelica, Red Peony Root, and other herbs.
2. It is used for traumatic injuries, wind-dampness arthralgia, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea. This product can invigorate blood and resolve stasis, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. For treating traumatic injuries and static blood swelling and pain, it is often combined with Fortune's Drynaria Rhizome, Dipsacus, Red Peony Root, and other herbs. For treating amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, it is often combined with Chinese Angelica, Cyperus, Motherwort Herb, and other herbs. For treating wind-dampness arthralgia, it is often combined with Pubescent Angelica, Achyranthes Root, Saposhnikovia Root, and other herbs.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Tujing: "Promotes blood circulation, treats blood clots."
2. Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao: "Treats pain in muscles and bones, chases wind, strengthens the waist and knees."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take orally, 15-8 grams.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Pregnant women should not take it in large amounts.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains tannins. The decoction of sargentgloryvine stem has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus type B; it also has a certain inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus albus, Catarrhalis coccus, Streptococcus type A, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Experimental evidence shows that the extract of this product combined with Salvia has a preventive effect on injury-induced intestinal adhesions. The water-soluble extract of this product can inhibit platelet aggregation, increase coronary flow, inhibit thrombus formation, elevate plasma cASM levels, enhance the hypoxia tolerance of experimental animals, dilate the coronary stirred pulse, and reduce the size of myocardial infarction.