The source is from "Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Manual"

Pinyin name Tiě Xian Tou Gǔ Cǎo

English name Herb of Intricate Clematis

Alias ??Tou Bone grass, dog intestine grass

Source

Medicinal material source: It is the whole plant of the Ranunculaceae plant Clematis goldenrod.

Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Clematis intricata Bunge[C.orientalis L.var.intricatsa(Beg.)Maxim.]

Harvesting and storage: Harvest in summer and autumn, go Remove impurities and dry in the sun.

The original form of Clematis japonica is an herbaceous vine with slender stems, many branches, nearly hairless or with sparse short hairs. The leaves are opposite, bipinnate, up to 15cm long, gray-green, nearly hairless; the leaflets have long stalks, 2-3 entire lobes, or deep lobes, or shallow lobes, and the central five-pointed star is linear-lanceolate. , lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 1-4.5cm long, 0.2-1.5cm wide, apex acuminate, base wedge-shaped, entire edge or with a few teeth; the lobes on both sides are short, and the lower part is often 2-3 lobed. The inflorescence is axillary, usually with 3 flowers, sometimes single flower; the peduncle is 1.2-3.5cm long, sometimes very short, sparsely pubescent; the middle pedicel has no bracts, and the lower part of the lateral pedicels has 2 opposite bracts. Bracts, bracts leaf-like, entire or 2-3 lobed or fully lobed; flowers bisexual, sepals 4, narrowly ovate or oblong, 1.2-2.2cm long, 4-6mm wide, yellow, hairless on both sides , or very sparse pubescence on the inner surface, short hairs on the outer edge; no petals; many stamens, the middle and lower part of the filament is wider, pubescent, the anthers are hairless, and the carpels are numerous. Achenes are ovate or elliptical-ovate, flat, 2-3.5mm long, with thick edges, pubescent, and persistent styles with long feathery shapes, about 3.5-5cm long. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from August to September.

Habitat distribution

Ecological environment: Born on hillsides, roadsides or shrubs.

Resource distribution: distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and Qinghai.

Most of the traits are bundled into handfuls, 10-15cm long. The stem is thin, 1-3mm in diameter, with a yellow-green to gray-green surface and obvious vertical stripes; the nodes are slightly enlarged. The leaves are opposite, 2-pinnately compound, mostly broken, and the complete leaflets are lanceolate or narrowly ovate, with entire margin or sparse teeth. The stems are brittle and easily broken. The smell is slight and the taste is light. It is used as medicine in northern Hebei Province.

Nature and flavor are pungent; salty; warm in nature; slightly poisonous

Functions and Indications: Expelling wind, removing dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain. Mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis; numbness of limbs; spasmodic pain; psoriasis; scabies.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoct 6-9g. External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply; or decoct and wash.

Attached Recipe 1: Treat rheumatic joint pain: take an appropriate amount of fresh dog intestine leaves, mash it and apply it to the painful area, wrap it with gauze, and apply it for 1 to 2 hours for mild cases. For more than five years of disease, apply it for 3 to 6 hours. If the medicine is applied for a long time, local swelling may occur, and when blisters form, prick and release water. ("Ningxia Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine") 2. Treat chronic rheumatoid arthritis: Clematis vulgare is mixed with genie, Qianghuo, and Acanthopanax bark, soaked in wine and taken. ("Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual")

Discussions by various experts

1. "Ningxia Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual": dispelling wind and dehumidifying.

2. "Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": Fresh leaves can be used to treat pruritus and scabies.

Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica"