Also known as sarsaparilla, water chestnut, magalha, boneset column, red fruit, cold rice head, iron thorns, diamond root, is the root of Sarsaparilla, family Liliaceae, which is distributed in southwestern China, Tibet and other places.

Properties of Diamond Root

The root and stem of Poria cocos, family Liliaceae. Its growth habit is warm and dry climate, drought-resistant, good quality, adaptable, born on mountain slopes under the forest.

What does adamantine vine look like

The rootstock of green plum, nodular, thick rhizome, solid and thorny stem, leaves oblong lanceolate, alternate flowers, unisexual flowers, berries.

Leaves

:Cymbidium leaves oblong-lanceolate, alternate, 5-8 cm long, 1-2 cm wide; petiole 0.5-0.8 cm long, sheath slightly inconspicuous, half the length of the petiole. The leaf sheath ends in a pair of tendrils with palmate and reticulate veins, and the petiole is often flanked by tendrils.

Color

:The fruit of the Vajra vine is a berry, which is green when it is first born, then gradually turns red, and becomes dark red when it matures.

Adamantine Vine Actions and Values

Medicinal Values

:The fruits and rhizomes of the green plum are used as medicine. It is mild in nature and slightly pungent in flavor. It has the efficacy of dispelling wind, activating blood circulation and detoxifying. It can be used to treat rheumatism, lumbago, bruises and lymph nodes.