The efficacy and function of money tree roots

As a traditional Chinese medicine, the root of the money tree has great medicinal value and can treat many diseases. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and root barks of Koelreuteria paniculata and Koelreuteria paniculata of the Sapindaceae family.

[Original form] 1. Koelreuteria paniculata is a tree that can reach a height of more than 20m. Leaves are flat, bipinnate, 45-70cm long; rachis and petiole often have a longitudinal row of wrinkled short soft hairs toward the axial surface; leaflets are 9-17, alternate, rarely opposite; petiolules are about 3mm long or nearly sessile; leaf blades are obliquely ovate, 3.5-7cm long, 2-3.5cm wide, with short pointed to short acuminate tips, base broadly cuneate or rounded, slightly oblique, with small incurved serrations on the margins, glabrous on both sides or pubescent on the midrib above, densely pubescent below, sometimes mixed with wrinkled hairs; papery or nearly leathery. The panicle is large, 35-70cm long, with wide branches and short soft hairs like the pedicels; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are broadly ovate-triangular or oblong, with hard hairs and tassel-shaped glands; the petals are 4, oblong-lanceolate, 6-9mm long, 1.5-3mm wide, obtuse or short-pointed at the apex, with claws 1.5-3mm long, with long soft hairs, and the scales are deeply 2-lobed; the stamens are 8, 4-7mm long, the filaments are white, spreading long soft hairs, and the anthers have short sparse hairs; the ovary is triangular-oblong and soft hairs. The capsule is elliptical or nearly spherical, with 3 edges, light purple-red, brown when ripe, 4-7cm long, 3.5-5cm wide; the outside of the fruit petals have reticular veins. The seeds are nearly spherical, 5-6mm in diameter. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing in sparse mountain forests at an altitude of 400-2500m.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and clear heat; relieve cough; disperse blood stasis; kill insects. It is used for cough due to wind-heat; rheumatism and heat arthralgia; swelling and pain caused by falls; ascariasis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed description of the effects and eating methods of the roots of the money tree. Medicines like the roots of the money tree are very effective in treating diseases. However, it should be noted that when using the roots of the money tree, it is necessary to use it in moderation and not too much, otherwise it will not be of any benefit to the body.