Trumpet Creeper

I ventured to the Endocrinology Out-patient Dept today. There were Dr Cool, and also his cool patients.

Dr Cool is young at heart, easy-going and specialises on diabetes, both hypo and hyper thyroidism, hari lost and acne.

We've got a lot of young ladies with acne and thyroidism. And they are anxious and impatient. So I get to see all the UGLY sides of women when they are anxious and impatient which FORCED me to conclude that women are REALLY naggy, touchy, loud and IRRITABLE.

*Shaking head shamelessly*




You really got to be as cool as Dr Cool to handle patients like that. ME? Maybe not.

Dr Cool has special transportation arranged by the hospital to escort him to work. He is so nice as to give us a ride home most of the time! :-)



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This is Chinese Trumpet creeper -- Ling Xiao 凌霄
Scientific name: Campsis Glandiflora

Ling Xiao is very beautiful and a much loved flower. Pedals are big and the colour is attractive. I bet you wouldn't have bet that the flower is used as a herb for toning blood!

I label it as a lady's herb. Becuase it belongs to the liver and heart (pericardum) meridien. Especially useful for period problem related to 'blood clot'.

Combined with other similar herbs, it's useful for injuries that are orthopedical related, too. Just boil them together and add some rice wine and use it on your sprained ankle etc.

For our doctors, here are some more readings:

Blood tonic; Carminative; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Women's complaints.

The flowers and the whole plant are

• blood tonic
• carminative- inducing the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines,
• depurative - purify the humors (body fluid, blood etc)
  
• diuretic and
  
• febrifuge - reduce fever

They are used in the treatment of women's complaints. A decoction of the flowers is used to correct menstrual disorders, rheumatoid pains, traumatic injuries, difficult urination, pruritis and oozing dermaphytoses.