The efficacy and function of bald leaf red bean tree

Many people know that the bald-leaf orchid tree has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of the bald-leaf orchid tree are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of the bald-leaf orchid tree.

【English name】root of Henry Ormosia

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of the leguminous plant Azuki beans.

[Original form] Bald-leaved red bean is an evergreen tree, up to 20m tall. Bark grey. The branches are light brown-green and covered with short hairs when young; the leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate compound leaves, 11.5-25cm long; the petioles are 2-4.5cm long, and the petioles and rachis are slightly hairy; the leaflets are usually 5, the leaf blades are oblong or oblong to elliptic, 5-10cm long, 2-3.5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, nearly rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, entire, green above, glabrous, slightly lighter below, and slightly covered with light yellow fine hairs. The flowers are arranged in racemes or panicles, growing at the ends of branches or in leaf axils; the calyx tube is obconical and short, with 5 lobes at the apex, the lobes are ovate-triangular and almost the same length as the tube; the flowers are yellow-white, with a butterfly-shaped corolla; there are 10 stamens, all separated; unequal in length, incurved; the ovary style is linear, and the stigma is oblique. The pods are flat, oblong, 4.3-6.6cm long, 2.6-3cm wide, with thick lobes; woody, containing 1-5 seeds, shiny when ripe, with dark red seed coat. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is October-November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in valleys, pit edges and mixed forests at an altitude of 800-200m.

[Chemical composition] The roots contain bioalkali and anticoagulant substances.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve eye pain. Main traumatic injury

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The bark is used externally to treat bruises and injuries.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above, we introduced what the baldleaf orchid tree is and understood the effects and functions of the baldleaf orchid tree. The baldleaf orchid tree can improve our immunity. It also has a therapeutic effect in health preservation and has many benefits to our body.