“Mouse Playing the Flute” is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the stems, leaves, or roots of Sabiayunnanensis Franch., a plant in the Sabiaceae family. It is distributed from northwestern to central Yunnan. It has the effects of dispelling wind, relieving pain, removing dampness, and detoxifying. It is commonly used to treat rheumatic low back pain, limb paralysis, stomach pain, skin sores and infections, and venomous snake bites.
Mouse-Blowing Flute
"Mouse Playing the Flute" is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the stems, leaves, or roots of Sabiayunnanensis Franch., a plant in the Sabiaceae family. It is distributed from northwestern to central Yunnan. It has the effects of dispelling wind, relieving pain, removing dampness, and detoxifying. It is commonly used to treat rheumatic low back pain, limb paralysis, stomach pain, skin sores and infections, and venomous snake bites.
Chinese Name : 老鼠吹箫
Aliases : Sheep-muscle Vine, Chicken-tongue Leaf, Wind Vine
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism : Bitter in taste, cold in nature; enters the Liver meridian
Benefits & Efficacy
Benefits
Dispels wind and relieves pain; removes dampness and detoxifies.
Indications
Rheumatic low back pain, limb paralysis, stomach pain, skin sores and infections, venomous snake bites.
Usage and Dosage
Internal use: Decoct 9–15 g. External use: Use an appropriate amount; decoct in water and use for washing.
Pharmacological Actions
1. Treatment of hepatitis. 2. Anti-inflammatory effects.
Relevant Discussions
*Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines*: “Dispels wind-dampness, relieves pain, and clears skin abscesses and toxins. Primarily used to treat rheumatic paralysis, rheumatic low back pain, stomach pain, skin abscesses and toxins, and venomous snake bites.”
Applications
Clinical Applications
Clinically used to treat limb paralysis, rheumatic low back pain, stomach pain, skin abscesses and boils, and snake bites.
Related Compatibility
1. For rheumatic paralysis and rheumatic low back pain: Decoct the stems and leaves of *Laoshu Chuixiao* and use the liquid for external washing. (*Commonly Used Folk Herbs of Kunming*)
2. For skin abscesses and infections: Simmer the leaves and stems of *Laoshu Chuixiao* in water and use the liquid for external washing. (*Commonly Used Folk Herbs of Kunming*)
Processing & Preparation
Harvesting & Processing
Harvest the stems and leaves in summer and fall; dig up the roots in fall and winter, wash them thoroughly, slice them, and use them fresh or sun-dry them.
Crude Drug Identification
Properties of Crude Drugs
Young branches are covered with short soft hairs or fine pubescence; mature branches are brown or dark brown, glabrous, and striated. Leaves are membranous or nearly papery, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 3–7 cm long, with short soft hairs on both surfaces; petioles are pubescent. Slight odor; bitter taste.
Botanical Information
Botanical Classification
Yunnan Clematis (Clematis yunnanensis), family Clematidaceae, genus Clematis
Morphological Characteristics
Deciduous, woody, climbing vine, 3–4 meters long; young branches pale green, covered with short soft hairs or fine soft hairs; older branches brown or dark brown, glabrous, striated. Bud scales ovate or broadly ovate, with a raised midrib, finely hairy when young, and ciliate along the margins.Leaves membranous or nearly papery, ovate-lanceolate, oblong-ovate, or obovate-oblong, 3–7 cm long, 1–3.5 cm wide, apex acute, acuminate, or shortly caudate-acuminate; base rounded-obtuse to broadly cuneate; both surfaces pubescent with short soft hairs, or the abaxial surface pubescent only along the veins;3–6 lateral veins on each side, slender, arching upward and forming a reticulate network; petioles 3–10 mm long, pubescent. Cymes bearing 2–4 flowers; panicle 1.5–3 cm long; pedicels 3–5 mm long;Flowers are green or yellowish-green; sepals 5, broadly ovate or nearly round, 0.8–1.2 mm long, with purplish-red spots, glabrous; petals 5, broadly obovate or obovate-oblong, 4–6 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, with 7–9 veins, with purplish-red spots at the base, margins sometimes ciliate;5 stamens, filaments linear, 3–4 mm long, anthers ovate, outward- or inward-facing; disk swollen, with 3–4 rib-like ridges, bearing very small brown raised glandular dots in the middle; ovary pubescent or minutely pubescent.Mericarps nearly reniform, 6–8 mm in diameter; seeds with a midrib, each side of the midrib bearing 1–2 rows of honeycomb-like pits, lateral surfaces with shallow, block-like pits, and the ventral surface flat. Flowering period: April–May; fruiting period: May.
Distribution Area
Northwestern to central Yunnan.