Tendons are slightly bitter and cool. It has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, activating collaterals, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and is mainly used for treating rheumatism, muscle strain and traumatic injury. Oral administration has the effects of expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, relaxing muscles and tendons, and entering liver and kidney meridians. Indications: joint pain, rheumatic limb pain, low back pain, foot pain and so on.

Tendon vine branches are slightly fleshy, tender branches are green, striped and pilose, old branches are fat, with brown, membranous and usually hairless epidermis, lenticels are raised, usually 4-lobed, less than 2 or 6-lobed.

The leaves are papery, broadly ovoid, suborbicular, rarely broadly ovoid, 7-14cm long and 5-13cm wide, with sharp tips, deep heart-shaped to shallow heart-shaped, and sometimes wide bends. Posterior lobes are usually round, entire, pubescent on both sides, densely abaxially. There are 5 palmar veins, with a pair of branches at the outermost near the base, and the back is slightly convex. Petiole pubescent, 6- 13 cm long.

Extended data

Distribution range:

Produced in southern Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces. Foreign countries are distributed in Sri Lanka, India and the northern part of Indochina Peninsula.

Growing environment:

Born in the forest, it is also widely cultivated.

Main value:

Stems and vines are commonly used Chinese herbal medicines, which have the effect of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, commonly known as broadleaf vines.

Precautions:

Pregnant women and postpartum taboos. Eat like a gram, snakes are afraid of magnets, and wine is afraid of wine.

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