Category: rattan
English name: ColoredMistletoeHerb
Alias: northern parasitic, mulberry parasitic, willow parasitic, parasitic.
Source: the leafed stems and branches of Viscumcoloratum(Kom.)Nakal, a plant of the family Taxilliaceae.
Collecting and processing: it can be collected all year round, chopped and dried for later use.
Taste: the stems and branches are cylindrical, with a diameter of 3 ~ 8 mm, the nodes are slightly enlarged, as thick as 1.5cm, with purple-black rings; The surface is golden yellow with irregular longitudinal wrinkles. The leaves are thick, golden yellow to yellowish brown, with many transverse wrinkles. The stem is hard in texture, pale yellow in cross section, loose in skin, obvious in cambium ring, white in ray and small in pith. Sex is flat, sweet and bitter.
Plant morphology: evergreen semi-parasitic shrub, 30 ~ 60 cm high. Stems and branches are cylindrical, yellow-green or green, with obvious nodes and 2 ~ 3 forked branches on the nodes. The single leaf is opposite, born at the branch end, sessile, nearly fleshy, shiny, elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, entire, and glabrous on both sides. Flowers unisexual, born at the end of branches or bifurcation; Male perianth 4-lobed, stamens 4, filaments absent, anthers multilocular; Female flowers1~ 3 flowers are born on the short peduncle, the perianth is bell-shaped, 4-lobed, and the ovary is inferior. Berries are spherical, translucent, orange-red when ripe, and rich in mucilage. The flowering period is April to May, and the fruiting period is September.
Location: Parasitic on elm, birch, Pterocarya stenoptera, pear, Quercus acutissima and other trees. Location: Northeast China and North China.
Chemical composition: the stems and leaves contain oleanolic acid, β-amyrin, mesoinositol and flavonoids; The leaves also contain mistletoe glycosides A and B and Iupeol.
Indications: expelling wind and dampness, nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening bones and muscles, and preventing miscarriage. Used for rheumatism, arthralgia, soreness of waist and knees, and fetal movement.
Remind you: mistletoe, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.