绞股蓝又名七叶胆;小苦药等,属葫芦科多年生落叶草质藤本植物。明代《救荒本草》列为荒年灾民度荒植物。民间用于清热解毒,止咳化痰,治疗“老慢支”等病。产 Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also known as aesculum; small bitter medicine, etc., is a perennial deciduous herbaceous vine of the Cucurbitaceae family. In the Ming Dynasty, “Rescuing Herbal Medicine” was listed as a wasteland plant for people in the desert. The folk are used for detoxification, cough and phlegm, and treatment of “old chronic bronchitis” and other diseases. Production