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Alternate Chinese names: 大活血 dà huó xuè; 红藤 hóng téng; 千年健² qiān nián jiàn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Sargentodoxae cuneata (Oliv.) Rehd. et Wils. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliv.) Rehd. et Wils.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: Large intestine and liver channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; quickens the blood and relieves pain: Intestinal welling-abscesses with abdominal pain; heat toxin sores.
• Quickens the blood and disperses stasis; disperses swelling and relieves pain: Injury from knocks and falls; amenorrhea; wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain.

Dosage and method: Oral: 15–30g in decoctions. It can also be powdered or steeped in wine and may be applied topically as well.

Warnings: Should not be taken liberally in pregnancy.

Notes: This item is often sold as jī xuè téng (Spatholobi Caulis). However, the two differ in their properties and they are easily distinguished from one another despite widespread mislabeling in the marketplace.

Quality: Thick stems are the best.

Production area: Hénán, ānhuī, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Fújiàn, Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Húnán, Húběi, Sìchuān, Guìzhōu, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).

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