High Quality Caulis Spatholobus

Caulis Spatholobus is another name for a variety of plants, including legumes, angiosperms, Dicotyledones. Vines Evergreen Woody, glabrous, new branches dark green, base with persistent several triangular bud scales. Born in the forest at an altitude of 1,800 meters. Distributed in southwestern Yunnan (Baoshan, Fengqing County, Lincang, Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County) , Guangxi, northeast Myanmar also have.

Characteristics：Stem dark purple-green, with gray-white lenticels, taproot yellow-brown, transverse surface dark purple. Leaves Papery, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 6-13 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, apex sharply short, acute or Acuminate, base broadly cuneate or obtuse, entire or with sparsely callose denticulate, lateral veins 7-10 on each side, both surfaces nearly the same color after drying, the underside is densely covered with very fine white glandular spots. Monoecious, male flowers: TEPALS creamy yellow, 14-18, with transparent fine glandular spots and ciliate hairs, middle whorl largest 1, ovate or elliptic, 10-17 mm long, 8-10 mm wide; receptacle ellipsoid, tip Elongate Terete, conical protruding from stamens; The androecium is ellipsoid or subglobose, 6 ~ 8 mm in diameter, with stamens about 60; the stamens are 0.8 ~ 1.5 mm in length; the filaments are connected to the connective in a broad obliquely trapezoid shape, and the top is long and elliptic, the anther chamber is 2/3 of the stamens long, with distinct filaments; Pedicel length 7 ~ 15 mm. Female Flowers: perianth segments similar to male flowers but larger; gynoecium ovoid or subglobose, 8-10 mm in Diam. , with Pistil 60-70, style tip with stigma-like crown, middle extending downward to base, ovule 3-5, superimposed on ventral suture. Aggregate Fruit subglobose, 5-10 cm in Diam. , mature carpels Obovoid, apex thickly leathery, with 4-5 horns. FLORESCENCE 5 ~ 6 months, fruiting period 9 months.

Growth Environment: 200-3000 meters above sea level in the field edge, hillside, roadside thickets or sand dunes, usually parasitic leguminosae, compositae, Tribulus terrestris and other plants.

Main Treatment Rheumatic Arthralgia, hand and foot numbness, limb paralysis, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea, leukopenia.