Ye Pu Tao
StarAmpelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv.
Synonyms: Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy., Vitis brevipedunculata Maxim., Cissus brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Koehne
☯ TCM Properties
Clears Heat, detoxifies, expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, disperses stasis, disperses extravasated Blood, dissipates nodules and reduces swelling
Traditional Chinese Uses
Ye Pu Tao here denotes the root of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Vitaceae), She Pu Tao Gen, a porcelain-berry vine and not the true wild grape (Vitis). Sweet and bitter with a cold nature, entering the Lung, Liver and Large Intestine channels, it clears Heat and resolves toxicity, expels Wind and eliminates Dampness, and disperses stasis and nodulation to reduce swelling.
It is traditionally applied to lung abscess, acute appendicitis, scrofula, sores, boils and scalds, and to rheumatic joint pain (Wind-Damp Bi) and traumatic injury with swelling and bruising. It is decocted internally and the fresh root is pounded for external application to injuries, swellings and skin lesions. Modern studies note anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activity of the stem and root.
Western Herbalism Properties
Botanical Description
Ye Pu Tao (porcelain-berry, 蛇葡萄) is Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Vitaceae), a deciduous woody climber of forest margins, thickets and slopes across China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East, distinct from true grapes (Vitis). It climbs by leaf-opposed, forked tendrils and bears broadly cordate, palmately three- to five-lobed leaves with coarsely toothed margins, roughly hairy beneath. Small greenish flowers are borne in leaf-opposed cymes and ripen into hard, globose berries about 6-8 mm across that shift through pale lilac, turquoise and porcelain-blue to violet, speckled and inedible. The chambered pith is white (not brown as in Vitis). The root and root-bark are the principal drug, dug in spring or autumn, the woody core removed, then dried or used fresh.
Forest margins, scrub, hedgerows, streambanks and mountain slopes at low to mid elevations across temperate East Asia.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 6-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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