Vitis amurensis, Shan Pu Tao 山葡萄
Mountain Grape, Wild Grape, Amur GrapeShan Pu Tao (TCM)
Vitis amurensis(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Vitis amurensis (syn. Vitis vinifera var. amurensis)
Vitis adstricta
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
Classification:
C. Clears Damp, Promote Urine
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Urinary Tract Infection, Cystitis
-Obstructed Urine
-Edema
-Jaundice
2. Tonifies Kidney and Liver, Brightens the Eyes:
-Lumbago, Sciatica, Arthralgia
-weak or failing Eyesight
-delayed growth in children
3. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin, Resolves Swelling:
-Swollen painful breasts, early Fibrocystic Breast
-Traumatic Pain
Dose:
Decoction: 6–18 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Edema:
i. from Damp-Heat, Vitis amurensis with Poria Fu Ling, Phellodendron Huang Bai, Plantain seed (Che Qian Zi)
ii. from Deficiency, Vitis amurensis with Poria Fu Ling, Water Plantain root (Ze Xie), Astragalus Huang Qi, Stephania Fang Ji
2. Swollen painful breasts, Vitis amurensis with Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying), Vaccaria Wang Bu Liu Xing
3. Fibrocystic Breast, Vitis amurensis with Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Cyperus rotnudus (Xiang Fu), Wasp Nest (Feng Fang)
4. Delayed growth and malnutrition in children, Vitis amurensis with Ba Zhen Tang (a formula)
5. Eye weakness, poor or failing vision, Vitis amurensis with Lycium Gou Qi Zi (Goji),
6. Eye disorders from Heat such as Conjunctivitis:
i. Vitis amurensis with Chrysanthemum Ju Hua, Self Heal (Xia Ku Cao)
ii. Vitis amurensis with Celosia seed (Qing Xiang Zi), Rostellularia Shu Wei Huang,
iii. Vitis amurensis with Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (a formula)
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted