Auspicious Cloud Sea- Trachelospermum Jasminoides
絡石(拉丁學名:Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem),是夾竹桃科,絡石屬常綠木質藤本植物,莖赤褐色,幼枝被黃色柔毛長,有氣生根。常攀緣在樹木、巖石墻垣上生長;初夏5月開白色花,形如“萬”字,芳香。絡石喜半陰濕潤的環境,耐旱也耐濕,對土壤要求不嚴,以排水良好的砂壤土最為適宜。在園林中多作地被。 該物種為中國植物圖譜數據庫收錄的有毒植物,其毒性為全株有毒,癥狀與海柁果中毒相似。根、莖、葉、果實供藥用,有祛風活絡、利關節、止血、止痛消腫、清熱解毒之效能,我國民間有用來治關節炎、肌肉痹痛、跌打損傷、產后腹痛等。
Trachelospermum Jasminoides (Scientific Latin Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem) is an evergreen woody vine in the genus Trachelospermum (family Apocynaceae). Russet brown stem, young branches covered by yellow soft hairs, with aerial roots. It often grows on trees and rocky walls, blooms white fragrant flowers in early summer May, looking like THE Chinese word “萬”. It grows well in semi-shade humid environments, tolerant to drought and humidity, without strict requirements for soil, and sandy loam with good drainage is the most suitable soil. It is widely used as ground cover in gardens. This species is a toxic plant included in the Chinese Plant Atlas Database. Its whole plant is toxic, and the poisoning symptoms are similar to that of the Cerbera manghas.