錫葉藤結毛果

錫葉藤葉面光臘臘，好像地板打了臘一樣，葉片沙紙似的，難怪以前香港人會將他作百潔布般使用，用來洗碗洗煲！！台灣網友也有錫葉藤 Petrea volubilis Jacq.，可是跟我們的不一樣，就是科屬和學名也有分別的。

錫葉藤基本資料

• 錫葉藤 Tetracera scandens(L.)Merr.,
• 五椏果科 Dilleniaceae錫葉藤屬 Tetracera
• 根據中國植物誌, 錫葉藤是藤本植物，喜歡陽光，枝條蔓生，嫩枝有毛。根和葉有藥效成份。

 

• According to School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, the plant was named Tetracera asiatica (Lour.) Hoogland under the same family and genus
• Its roots and leaves can be used for medical treatment . They are best collected throughout the year, well washed, cut into segments, and sun-dried.