TCM star jasmine vine is good at removing blood stasis

What is star jasmine vine(Luo Shi Teng)?
Medicinally it refers to the dried stems with leaves of Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem., which is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. Other names include Star Jasmine Stem, Caulis Trachelospermi Jasminoidis, Caulis Trachelospermi, Trachelospermum jasminoides stem, and so on. In China it is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Shandong and other provinces. It is normally cut in late winter or early spring. After the cutting, it should remove the impurities, dry in the sun, cut into sections, and use raw.

The star jasmine plant is an evergreen climbing shrub. Auburn stems are glabrous or pubescent when young, mostly branched, and with spotted lenticels on surface. Leaves are opposite; petiole is from 2 to 5mm long. When young it is densely clothed with grayish brown pubescence, which falls off later; leaf blade is elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, 2 to 8cm long , 1.5 to 4cm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, broadly cuneate or rounded base, and entire margin. Cyme is axillary and up to 5cm long. Flowers are white and fragrant; calyx is small and 5-parted; floral tube is cylindrical, 3 to 6mm, and puberulous; stamens are 5; carpels are 2 and ovules are many. Follicles are in the shape of cylinder and about 15cm. Seeds are brown, linear and flat, and with a tuft of bright white soft fur. Bloom time is from April to May and fruit season is in October. Habitats include mountains, plains, and wilderness. They often climb and attach on stone, wall or other plants. And they are also cultivated as an ornamental plant in the garden, typically on chain link fence or in a pot.

Star jasmine vine health benefits
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) tends to think that vine plants are born with the ability of acting on collaterals and dredging channels since vines resemble meridians, from appearance to mechanism. As a result, confederate jasmine is no exception and medicinally it can relax tendons and activate collaterals, which thus make it one of the best herbs for the treatment of tendon spasms.

For instance, Zhong Feng Hui Chun Wan, from the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", can be a good try on stroke caused by phlegm stagnation obstructing meridian, in which symptoms include hemiplegia, numbness in limbs, tongue deviation, speech impediment, twisted mouth, and more. In addition, it can be also used for cerebral thrombosis that sees the above mentioned clinical manifestation. However, cute cerebral hemorrhage patients should stay away from this prescription since it is good at promoting circulation and removing stasis.