In the hillside shrublands and rock crevices under the ditches south of the Sichuan line in China, there is a vine called trilobite green, which is usually dug for medicinal purposes. Today I will talk about some of the situations of this plant.
First, the botanical characteristics of trilobite
1. Name and classification
Triloba Qing is treated as an alias in the Flora of China; its official name is Trifolium Cliff Climbing Vine, which comes from the Atlas of Higher Plants of China; the scientific name is Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg, which was officially named and published in 1900; the alias is recorded as a snake appendage in the Botanical Name Tu kao; in the "Chinese Higher Plant Atlas" it is also recorded as trilobite green, stone mouse, stone monkey; in some places it is called golden thread hanging gourd, three-leaf flat vine, Trilobite parity; in plant taxonomy, it belongs to the perennial evergreen vine of the family Pygmy climbing vine.
2, distribution and growth environment
It is mainly distributed in Sichuan and all over the south in China; it usually grows in hillside shrublands, valleys, ditch-edged forests, and rock crevices.
3, appearance characteristics
One is a grassy evergreen vine, the root system sometimes has ovoid tubering roots, ;
The tendrils are not forked, separated by 2 segments intermittently opposite the leaves.
The second is that the leaves are three leaflet compound leaves, small leaves lanceolate, long oval lanceolate, ovate lanceolate, 3-10 cm long, the leaf edge has 4-6 pairs of serrated teeth, the surface is green, the back is light green, the two sides are hairless, and the petiole is slightly longer.
The third is the inflorescence axillary, the lower part has nodes, the nodes have bracts, the secondary branches are often 4, the set is umbrella-shaped, the calyx is disc-shaped, the petals are 4, yellow-green, 4 stamens, and flower in April-June;
The fruit is spherical in shape, about 6 mm in diameter, green before ripening,
It is red after ripening and ripens in August-November.
Second, the main use of trilobite
First, the whole plant of trifolium green has medicinal value, mostly with the root into the medicine, its taste is slightly bitter, flat, with, detoxification, swelling and pain relief, stasis and disintegration effect; mainly contains flavonoids, triterpenoids, steroids, phenolic acids, fatty acids and other active ingredients, safe and non-toxic. Please follow your doctor's advice when using medicines.
Second, clover green has horticultural ornamental value. Its leaves are emerald green, evergreen in all seasons, the fruit is bright red, and it can be propped up on the bracket to shape at will, such as a network of green walls, hanging potted plants, columnar pots, etc.; it is also particularly shade-tolerant, and can be used as indoor green plants and climbing plants under urban overpasses and street trees.
In addition, its leaves can also be processed to make three-leaf green tea to drink.