Bai Wei and Wei Zi

Scientific name: wisteria

English name: Purplevine

Family name: Leguminosae, Leguminosae

Deciduous climbing shrub. The pinnate compound leaves have lobules of 7- 13, usually 1 1. They are ovoid to ovate-lanceolate, with a tapering tip and a broad wedge-shaped base. They are densely covered with white fine hairs when they are young and hairless when they are mature. Racemes are 15-20 cm long, with blue-purple flowers, about 2.5 cm long; Pedicel length 1-2 cm. The pod length is 10-25 cm, and the surface is densely covered with yellow fluff; Seeds oblate, several. Flowers bloom in April.

Originally from China, it has been cultivated at home and abroad. For garden viewing.

Flowers and stem bark can be used as medicine to detoxify and expel worms, stop vomiting and diarrhea; Stem bark is tough and can be used for binding or weaving; Flowers are fragrant and can be used to extract aromatic oil. Flowers contain volatile oil; The seeds contain genistein; Stem bark contains glycoside.