Armand Clematis Stem

Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Shaanxi.

Long cylindrical and slightly twisted, 50~100cm long, 2~3.5cm diameter. Externally yellowish-brown, with longitudinal indented grooves or ridges; enlarged nodes have leaf scars and lateral branch scars. Cortex remains present and is easily torn off. Hard texture and hard to break. Decoction pieces are 0.2~0.4cm thick; edges are uneven; remaining cortex is yellowish-brown or pale yellow, sometimes has yellowish-white radial grains and spaces, full with canals; pith is relatively small, off-white or yellowish-brown, or with spaces.

Superior medicinal material has yellowish-white cut surface.

Tasteless, bitter; cold.

Clears heat, promotes urination, frees the channels, descends milk. Apply to edema, urodynia, stranguria, joints impediment, amenorrhea and lack of milk.