Root of Romanet Grape … Classic Formulas

Ye Pu Tao Gen · Radix Vitis Romanetii

Primary Actions

  • Clears heat and resolves toxicity ... Ye Pu Tao Gen is a regional wild-grape root used for inflamed swellings, toxic heat, and sore obstructive patterns rather than as a food-grape tonic.
  • Moves Blood and eases pain after trauma ... internal and external traditions extend the root to bruising, strain, and lingering pain after injury.
  • Some local practice uses it for damp-heat and liver-congestion patterns ... this includes jaundice or inflammatory digestive discomfort, though standardized species-specific documentation is limited.

Classic Formulas

  • Regional heat-toxin decoctions paired with Jin Yin Hua or Pu Gong Ying ... common folk logic when swollen painful lesions or inflamed heat patterns dominate.
  • Trauma applications combined with stasis-moving herbs such as Yan Hu Suo or San Qi ... used when bruising and pain linger after injury.
  • Local liver-damp pairings with Yin Chen or Zhi Zi ... occasional use when jaundice and inflammatory heat coexist.

Classical Text References

  • Regional herb lists place wild grape roots in the broad heat-clearing and toxin-resolving family rather than among major tonic or blood-nourishing roots.
  • Because species boundaries in trade can blur, source authentication matters more here than for better standardized roots.