绵藤，中药名。为卫矛科南蛇藤属植物粉背南蛇藤Celastrushypoleucus（Oliv.）Warb.exLoes.的根。植物粉背南蛇藤，分布于陕西、甘肃、安徽、浙江、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州、云南。具有化瘀消肿之功效。主治跌打伤肿。
Mian-teng, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The root of Celastrus hypoleucus (Oliv.) Warb. ex Loes., a plant of the family Celastraceae. The plant is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is mainly used for treating injuries and swelling caused by falls and blows.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

化瘀消肿。
Resolve stasis and reduce swelling.

主治 Indications

跌打伤肿。
Bruises and swelling from falls and blows.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

外用：适量，煎汤洗。
External use: Apply an appropriate amount and use for decoction washing.

相关论述 Relevant Discussion

《贵州草药》：“化瘀消肿。治跌打红肿。”
"Guizhou Herbal Medicine": "Promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling. Used to treat bruises and swelling from falls and blows."

临床应用 Clinical Applications

治跌打红肿，麻妹条根、刺老包根等分。煨水洗患处。（《贵州草药》）
To treat bruises and swelling, use the roots of Clematis armandii and the roots of Spatholobus suberectus, and decoct them to wash the affected area. (From "Guizhou Herbal Medicine")

加工炮制 Processing and Preparation

采收加工：秋后采收，切片晒干。
Harvest after autumn, slice and air dry.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：卫矛科南蛇藤属植物粉背南蛇藤。
The plant belongs to the Celastraceae family, genus Celastrus, and is known as Powder-backed South Snake Vine (Celastrus glaucus).

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

粉背南蛇藤，别名博根藤、落霜红（《中国高等植物图鉴》）。藤状灌木，高可达5m。小枝幼时被白粉。单叶互生；叶柄长1-1.5cm；叶片椭圆形或宽椭圆形，长6-14cm，宽3-8cm，先端短渐尖，基部宽楔形，边缘具细齿，背面被白粉，脉上有时有疏毛。聚伞状圆锥花序顶生，长6-12cm，腋生花序短小，有花3-7朵，花梗中部以上有关节；花白色，4数，单生；雄花有退化子房；雌花有短花丝的退化雄蕊，子房具细长花柱，柱头3裂。果序顶生，长而下垂；腋生花多不结实。蒴果球状，橙黄色，疏生，具长梗，果皮裂瓣内侧有红色斑点。种子黑棕色，有橙红色假种皮。
Powder-backed South Snake Vine, also known as Bogenteng and Luoshuanghong (from "Illustrated Flora of China"), is a vine-like shrub that can grow up to 5 meters high. Young branches are covered with white powder. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-1.5cm long; leaf blades are elliptic or broadly elliptic, 6-14cm long and 3-8cm wide, with a short acuminate apex, a wide cuneate base, finely serrated margins, white powder on the back, and sometimes sparse hairs on the veins. The inflorescence is a terminal panicle, 6-12cm long; axillary inflorescences are short with 3-7 flowers, pedicels having a joint above the middle. Flowers are white, tetramerous, solitary; male flowers have a rudimentary ovary; female flowers have vestigial stamens with short filaments, the ovary has a slender style and a 3-lobed stigma. Fruit clusters are terminal, long and pendulous; axillary flowers often fail to set fruit. Capsules are globose, orange-yellow, sparsely hairy, with long stalks, and the inner side of the valves has red spots. Seeds are black-brown with an orange-red aril.

分布区域 Distribution Area

分布于陕西、甘肃、安徽、浙江、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州、云南。
Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于山地丛林中。
Born in mountainous jungles.