Red Vine is an alias of the Chinese medicine Dahuangteng, which is effective in clearing heat and removing toxins, invigorating blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis, and dispelling wind and relieving pain.
Red vine is the dried vine stem of the plant “Da Blood Vine” in the family of Moutonaceae. It is bitter in flavor and flat in nature. It belongs to the large intestine and liver meridian. It has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, dispelling wind and relieving pain. It is used in the treatment of intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestinal organs, manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lumps), abdominal pain, bruises, menstrual dysmenorrhea, rheumatic paralysis (which can be corresponded to rheumatic arthralgia in western medicine), etc. It is used in the treatment of intestinal carbuncle.
The drug has the effect of activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, so pregnant women are advised to use it with caution.
Specific clinical applications of this drug include: with peach kernel, rhubarb, mudanpi, etc. to treat carbuncle and abdominal pain; with forsythia, honeysuckle, bei mou, etc. to treat feverish sores (for sores caused by the accumulation of heat and toxins); with boneset, continuity, red peony, etc. to treat bruises, blood stasis and swelling pain; and with Angelica sinensis, Xiang Gui, Yi Mucuna pruriens to treat menstrual pain and menorrhagia.
Chinese medicine should be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly self-medication, so as not to aggravate the condition or cause adverse consequences.