Chinese Ivy Stem Hedera nepalensis K Koch var sin ensis Tobl Rehd traditional eastern medicine Chang chun teng

Product Description

Hedera nepalensis K,Koch var.sin ensis (Tobl.) Rehd Chinese Ivy Stem

Chinese name: chang chun teng, san jiao feng

Dried stem of the ivy ,collect from wild mountains,sliced and dried well.

Sealed in PE bag to avoid moisture and dust.

Fresh plants also could be used as herbs.

Property:bitter ,pungent,warm

Function:dispel wind,remove dampness,activate blood circulation and relieve swelling.

Normal Herbs used in China for hundres years

Collected recently.

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** All the herbs should be used under doctors instruction,never take it directly.Large part of TCM need to be processed by unique method before using to avoid or relieve side-effects.

Introduction of the plant: 

Shrubs scandent. Young branches with ferruginous scales. Petiole 2-9 cm, slender; leaves dimorphic, those on sterile branches entire or 3-lobed, usually triangular-ovate or triangular-oblong, rarely triangular or sagittate; those on fertile branches elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, rarely ovate or lanceolate, blade glabrous or with sparse scales abaxially, venation distinct on both surfaces, base broadly cuneate, margin entire, apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal umbel or a small raceme, with ferruginous scales; primary axis 1-3.5 cm. Calyx rim ca. 2 mm, subentire. Petals 5, 3-3.5 mm. Ovary 5-carpellate. Fruit red or yellow at maturity, globose, 7-13 mm. Fl. Sep-Nov, fr. Mar-May.
Forests, roadsides, rocky slopes, usually climbing on trees or rocks; from near sea level to 3500 m. Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guang dong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, S Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Laos, Vietnam].
This taxon is used medicinally and as an ornamental.

Hedera nepalensis var. nepalensis is native to Nepal and Thailand.