Nicknames: notoginseng rattan, madeira rattan

The winding vines may be several meters long. Rhizomes are stout. Petiole is short, oval to nearly round, 2-6 cm long and 1.5-5.5 cm wide, with sharp tip, round or heart-shaped base, slightly fleshy and axillary tubers (small bulbs). Racemes are many-flowered, with slender inflorescence axis and drooping, 7-25 cm long; Bracts narrow, not more than pedicel length, persistent; Pedicel is 2-3 mm long, and the top of receptacle is cup-shaped, so flowers often fall off; The lower part of 1 pair of bracteoles is persistent, broadly triangular, sharp and transparent, and the upper part of 1 pair of bracteoles is light green, shorter than perianth, broadly elliptic to nearly round; Flowers about 5 mm in diameter; Perianth segments are white, gradually black, open when flowering, oval, oblong to ovoid, obtuse at the top, about 3 mm long and 2 mm wide; Stamens are white, the top of filaments is folded back in the bud and extends out of the flower when flowering; The style is white and divided into three stigma arms, each with 1 rod-shaped or wide oval stigma. Can't see the fruits and seeds. Flowering: June -65438+ 10.

Rattan bead bud: slightly bitter, warm in nature. Nourishing and strengthening, expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain.