Suberect Spatholobus Stem
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Spatholobi Caulis; Mucunae Caulis |
| Botanical source: Family name | Leguminosae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Spatholobus suberectus Dunn (IPNI:519185-1) - Mucuna birdwoodiana Tutcher (IPNI:509150-1) |
| Part used | Stem |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Unknown |
| Constituents | Lignans & Neolignans: Kadsura heteroclita: Kadsurin, Interiorin, Heteroclitin A, Heteroclitin B, Heteroclitin C, Heteroclitin D, Heteroclitin E Other: Milletia dielsiana: Milletol |
| Pharmacological effects | |
| Indications | As enriching blood, tonic and sedative, it is applied to treat irregular menstruation, rheumatism and numbness in a limb. |
| Diseases | Irregular menstruation, Rheumatism, Numbness |
| Formulas | |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Kidney |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Bitter, Slightly cold, Slightly astringent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for regulating blood conditions |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To enrich the blood, to activate blood circulation, and to remove obstruction of the channels and collaterals. |
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