Shanjiao
fruit
Botany
angiosperm
Herbal medicine
Chinese medicinal herbs
Pepper family
Shan konjac fruit
Shanjiao
PiperHanceiMaxim.
medicinal materials
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Coin
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Piper hancei Maxim. is a climbing vine in the Piperaceae family, with a length of several to over 10 meters. It is hairless except for the inflorescence axis and bract stalk; Leaves are paper or nearly leathery, with a short pointed or gradually pointed tip at the top, a gradually narrowed or wedge-shaped base, and usually obvious reticular veins; The leaf sheath is about half the length of the petiole. Flowers are unisexual, dioecious, and clustered into spike like inflorescences opposite to leaves. The total stem is equal or slightly longer than the petiole, the bracts are nearly circular, and the filaments are short. The ovary is nearly spherical, the berry is spherical, yellow, and blooms from March to August. Shanjiao is mainly used as medicine, with the effects of promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, dispelling wind and reducing swelling, and can treat rheumatoid arthritis.