南蛇藤，中药名。为卫矛科植物南蛇藤CelastrusorbiculatusThunb.[C.articulatusThunb.]的茎藤。南蛇藤分布于东北、华北、西北、华东及湖北、湖南、四川、贵州、云南。具有祛风除湿，通经止痛，活血解毒之功效。常用于风湿关节痛，四肢麻木，瘫痪，头痛，牙痛，疝气，痛经，闭经，小儿惊风，跌打扭伤，痢疾，痧症，带状疱疹。
Nan-she-teng, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the stem and vine of Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. [C. articulatus Thunb.], a plant in the Celastraceae family, is distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, East China, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It is known for its effects in dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and detoxification. It is commonly used for rheumatic joint pain, numbness in the limbs, paralysis, headaches, toothaches, hernia, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, infantile convulsions, bruises, sprains, dysentery, tetanus, and herpes zoster.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

祛风除湿，通经止痛，活血解毒。主治
Dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying. Mainly used for treating...

用于风湿关节痛，四肢麻木，瘫痪，头痛，牙痛，疝气，痛经，闭经，小儿惊风，跌打扭伤，痢疾，痧症，带状疱疹。用法用量
Indicated for rheumatic joint pain, numbness in limbs, paralysis, headache, toothache, hernia, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, infantile convulsions, bruises and sprains, dysentery, heat stroke, and herpes zoster. Dosage and administration: [Please provide specific instructions for the dosage and administration of the medication.]

内服：煎汤，9-15g；或浸酒。注意事项
Internal administration: Decoction, 9-15g; or soak in alcohol. Precautions.

孕妇慎服。药理作用
Pregnant women should use with caution. Pharmacological effects.

1、镇静及安定作用；2、解痉作用；3、降压作用。相关论述

1. Sedative and calming effects;2. Antispasmodic effects;3. Hypotensive effects. Related discussions.

1、《湖南药物志》：“温平，无毒。一说辛。”2、《全国中草药汇编》：“辛，温。”3、《湖南药物志》：“散血痛经，祛风湿，强筋骨，解毒消炎。主治瘫痪，四肢麻木，腰腿痛，头昏痛，痢疾，小儿惊风，呕吐，牙痛，肠风，痔瘘，脱肛，肛痒，经闭。”临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Hunan Materia Medica": "Warm and mild, non-toxic. Some say it is pungent."2. "Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicines": "Pungent and warm."3. "Hunan Materia Medica": "Disperses blood stasis and relieves menstrual pain, dispels wind and dampness, strengthens tendons and bones, detoxifies and reduces inflammation. Mainly used for paralysis, numbness of limbs, lower back and leg pain, dizziness and headache, dysentery, infantile convulsions, vomiting, toothache, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, anal fistula, prolapse of the rectum, anal itching, and amenorrhea." Clinical applications and relevant compatibility.

1、治风湿性筋骨痛、腰痛、关节痛：南蛇藤、凌霄花各120g，八角枫根60g。白酒250g，浸7d。每日临睡前服15g。（江西《中草药学》）2、治筋骨痛：南蛇藤15-30g。水煎服。3、治牙痛：南蛇藤30。煮蛋食。4、治小儿惊风：南蛇藤9g，大青根4.5g。水煎服。5、治一切痧症：南蛇藤15g。水煎，兑酒服。6、治痢疾：南蛇藤15g。水煎服。7、治肠风，痔瘘，脱肛，肛痒：南蛇藤、槐米，煮猪大肠食。（2-7方出自《湖南药物志》）8、治疝气痛：南蛇藤15g。黄酒煎服。（《浙江药用植物志》）9、治经闭、腰痛：南蛇藤12g。水煎服。（《湖南药物志》）10、治扭伤肿痛：南蛇藤30g，内红消15g，骨碎补30g，白茅根30g，杜仲15g。水酒炖服。每日1剂。（《安义草药》）11、治带状疱疹：南蛇藤加水磨成糊状，外敷患处，每日4-5次。（《浙江药用植物志》）附注

1. For treating rheumatic joint and bone pain, lower back pain, and joint pain: 120g of South Snaketree, 120g of Lingxiao Flower, and 60g of Octagonal Maple Root. Soak in 250g of white wine for 7 days. Take 15g before bedtime daily. (From "Jiangxi Materia Medica")2. For treating bone and joint pain: 15-30g of South Snaketree. Decoction and oral administration.3. For treating toothache: 30g of South Snaketree. Boil with eggs and consume.4. For treating infantile convulsions: 9g of South Snaketree, 4.5g of Dahinggen. Decoction and oral administration.5. For treating all types of carbuncle: 15g of South Snaketree. Decoction, mix with alcohol, and take orally.6. For treating dysentery: 15g of South Snaketree. Decoction and oral administration.7. For treating intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, prolapse of the anus, and anal itching: South Snaketree, Sophora Japonica seeds, cook with pig large intestine. (Recipes 2-7 are from "Hunan Materia Medica")8. For treating hernia pain: 15g of South Snaketree. Decoction with yellow wine. (From "Zhejiang Medicinal Plants")9. For treating amenorrhea and lower back pain: 12g of South Snaketree. Decoction and oral administration. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")10. For treating sprains and swelling pain: 30g of South Snaketree, 15g of Internal Reducing, 30g of Guosui Bu, 30g of White Grass Root, 15g of Du Zhong. Stew with water and alcohol. One dose daily. (From "Anyi Herbal Medicine")11. For treating herpes zoster: South Snaketree ground into a paste with water, apply externally to the affected area, 4-5 times daily. (From "Zhejiang Medicinal Plants")Note:

南蛇藤，《植物名实图考》：“黑茎长韧，参差生叶，叶如南藤，面浓绿，背青白，光润有齿。根茎一色，根圆长，微似蛇，故名。”加工炮制 采收加工
Southern snakevine, from "Illustrated Handbook of Plant Names": "The black stem is long and tough, with irregularly growing leaves resembling those of southern vines. The leaves are dark green on the surface, and bluish-white on the back, shiny and toothed. The roots are uniform in color, long and round, slightly resembling snakes, hence the name." Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

春、秋季采收，鲜用或切段晒干。炮制方法
Harvest in spring or autumn, use fresh or cut into sections and sun-dry. Processing method.

取原药材，除去杂质，洗净，润透，切厚片，干燥，筛去灰屑。药材鉴别 药材性状
Collect the original medicinal herbs, remove impurities, wash thoroughly, soak until soft, cut into thick slices, dry, and sift to remove any debris. Identify the medicinal herbs and describe their characteristics.

本品为不规则厚片。直径1-4cm。外表皮灰褐色或灰黄色，粗糙，具不规则纵皱纹及横长的皮孔或裂纹，栓皮呈层片状，易剥落，剥落面呈橙黄色。质硬，切面皮部棕褐色，木部黄白色。射线颜色较深，呈放射状排列，气特异，味涩。植物学信息 植物种属
This product is an irregular thick slice with a diameter of 1-4cm. The outer skin is gray-brown or gray-yellow, rough, with irregular longitudinal wrinkles and long transverse pores or cracks. The cork layer is in flakes, easy to peel off, and the peeled surface is orange-yellow. It is hard in texture, with the skin part on the cut surface being brownish-brown and the wood part being yellowish-white. The rays are darker in color, arranged radially, with a unique smell and a bitter taste. Botanical information: Plant species.

卫矛科植物南蛇藤。形态特征
Family of Thymelaeaceae, plant is Southern Serpent Vine. Morphological characteristics.

南蛇藤又名蔓性落霜红、南蛇风、黄藤、地南蛇。落叶攀援灌木，高达3-8m。小枝圆柱形，灰褐色或暗褐色，有多数皮孔。单叶互生；叶柄长1-2cm；叶片近圆形、宽倒卵形或长椭圆状倒卵形，长5-10cm，宽3-7cm，先端渐尖或短尖，基部楔形，偶为截形，边缘具钝锯齿。腋生短聚伞花序，有花5-7朵，花淡黄绿色，雌雄异株；花萼裂片5，卵形；花瓣5，卵状长椭圆形，长4-5mm；雌花具有5雄蕊；雌蕊1，子房上位，近球形，柱头3裂；雄花的雄蕊稍长，雌蕊退化。蒴果球形，直径7-8mm。种子卵形至椭圆形，有红色肉质假种皮。花期4-5月，果熟期9-10月。分布区域
South snake vine, also known as creeping red, southern snake wind, yellow vine, and southern snake on the ground. It is a deciduous climbing shrub that can grow up to 3-8 meters tall. The small branches are cylindrical, gray-brown or dark brown, with numerous lenticels. The leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-2 cm long; leaf blades are nearly round, wide inverted ovate, or long elliptic inverted ovate, 5-10 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, gradually pointed or shortly pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, occasionally truncate, with blunt serrations on the margins. The axillary short umbel inflorescences bear 5-7 flowers, which are pale yellow-green in color, and the plants are dioecious; the calyx lobes are 5, ovate; the petals are 5, ovate to oblong-elliptic, 4-5 mm long; female flowers have 5 stamens; the pistil is superior, nearly globose, with a 3-lobed stigma; the stamens of male flowers are slightly longer, and the pistil is degenerate. The capsule is globose, with a diameter of 7-8 mm. The seeds are ovoid to elliptic, with a fleshy red false aril. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from September to October. Distribution area.

分布于东北、华北、西北、华东及湖北、湖南、四川、贵州、云南。生长环境
Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, East China, as well as Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Growing environment.

生于丘陵、山沟及山坡灌丛中。
Born in hills, mountain valleys, and thickets on mountain slopes.