Clematis chinensis Osbeck is a perennial woody vine of the genus Clematis in the Ranunculaceae family. Stem, branchlets subglabrous sparsely pubescent. Primary pinnate compound leaf; Small leaf blade papery, ovate to lanceolate, oval for linear lanceolate, ovoid, apex sharp pointed to acuminate, base rounded broadly cuneate to shallow heart, conical cyme, spend, sepals white, oblong oblong-elliptic, obovate, achene compressed, ovate to broadly elliptic, June to September, August to November.

It is distributed in southern Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, southern Shaanxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, south of Huaihe River in Anhui. It is also found in Vietnam. Hillside, valley thicket ditch, roadside in the grass.

The root stem of the seed have the effect of dispelling wind dampness, clearing channels collaterals, eliminating bone stem. In modern clinical practice, its new uses have been found continuously, such as the treatment of gallstones, calcaneal spur, heel pain, esophageal cancer so on. However, attention should be paid to the medication, Qi blood deficiency pregnant women should be careful to take.