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Other names of Bleeding Heart Vine

Mali, Pearl Pagoda

Morphological characteristics of Bleeding Heart Vine

Climbing shrub, 2-5 m tall; young branches four-angled, covered with yellow-brown short tomentum, hairless when old, pith of branchlets loose when young, hollow when old.

Leaves papery, narrowly ovate or ovate-oblong, 4-10 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, apex acuminate, base nearly rounded, entire, surface covered with small wart-like hairs, slightly rough, abaxial surface nearly hairless, basal veins three; petiole 1-2 cm long.

Cymes axillary or pseudoterminal, dichotomously branched. Calyx white, connate at base, swollen in the middle, with 5 ridges, apex 5-parted, externally covered with fine hairs, lobes triangular-ovate. Corolla deep red, forming a sharp color contrast with the white calyx, with a strong visual effect.

Growth habits of Bleeding Heart Vine

Bleeding Heart Vine prefers a warm, humid, and sunny semi-shaded environment, and is not cold-tolerant.

Main values of Bleeding Heart Vine

Ornamental: It is a beautiful ornamental plant. When blooming, the deep red corolla extends from the white calyx, shaped like spitting pearls. The flower shape is peculiar and the blooming is abundant.

Medicinal: To treat postpartum abdominal pain with bleeding: take 2 liang of fresh Bleeding Heart Vine, place it in a pot, spray with wine and stir-fry, then spray and stir-fry again until slightly scorched, add a handful of edible rice and decoct in water to take.

To treat snake and insect bites: take 4 liang of dried Bleeding Heart Vine and soak in 20 liang of wine (usable after 2 weeks). When using, take the medicine and apply it to the wound, and also take a small cup of this wine orally.

Flower language of Bleeding Heart Vine

Precious and pure, inwardly warm and sincere