Caulis et Folium Gaultheriae Yunnanensis is a common Chinese herbal medicine, also known as Sticky Skirt, Midwife, Poisonous Maggots, Spinibarbus, Poisonous Insects, etc. In rural areas. It is a perennial plant belonging to the family Leucaenidae, and it does not contain lignified cells, so it belongs to herbaceous plants.

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Generally speaking, speranskia tuberculata likes warm and humid climate, so it likes to grow in humid valleys or forests, mainly distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other regions.

What does speranskia tuberculata look like?

The stem of speranskia tuberculata grows upright, usually about 30 cm to 80 cm. Its leaves are usually round. The flowering period is June-10, and the fruiting period is August-12. Flowers are blue-purple, red or white.

Efficacy and application of speranskia tuberculata

Caulis et Folium Gaultheriae Yunnanensis is nontoxic, but it is not suitable for direct consumption. Generally, the whole herb is used as medicine, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, diuresis and detoxification, dredging meridians, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. In addition, it can also treat sores, swelling and pain, and poisonous insect bites.