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Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶

Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM)
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Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851)

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Desmos chinensis
(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis)

Parts used:
Leaf; less commonly the Root

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Damp:
-Wind-Damp Joint pain
-Rheumatic Arthralgia, Rheumatism
-Edema

2. Moves the Blood, Clear Stasis, Relieves Pain:
-Trauma, Bruising
-Dysmenorrhea
-Postpartum Abdominal Pain, Postpartum Hemorrhage

3. Strengthen Spleen, Benefits the Stomach:
-Indigestion
-Abdominal distention, Gastric Pain
-Diarrhea
-regarded by some sources as a Qi tonic

4. Kills Worms and Parasites:
-Malaria
-Scabies (topically)


DOSE:
Decoction: 3–15 grams
Topically the decoction is used as a wash, or a paste of the fresh herb is applied.

PREPARATION:
1. The leaves can be stir-fried until yellowed or scorched. This makes it more warming, and presumably lessens the toxin.

Main Combinations:
1. Bruising and Bone pain, stir-fry the leaves in a dry wok until scorched, then boil in wine. Drink the wine and apply the residue to the spot.

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
Avoid overdose.

Main Preparations used:

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