The efficacy and function of Callicarpa oleracea

As a traditional Chinese medicinal material, Callicarpa oleracea provides us with a variety of nutrients. Callicarpa oleracea can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of Callicarpa ovata.

【English Name】Bigleaf Beautyberry Leaf

[Other names] Big wind leaf, white dog intestine, big leaf callicarpa

[Source] It is the leaves of Callicarpa macrophylla vahl, a plant of the Verbenaceae family. The leaves are collected in summer and autumn and used dried or fresh.

[Original morphology] Shrub or small tree, young branches covered with grayish white long hairs. Leaves are opposite, oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, with short soft hairs on the upper side, slightly rough when old, densely covered with grayish white hairs on the lower side, with inconspicuous golden glandular dots on both sides, cymes branched 5 to 7 times, peduncle 2 to 4 cm long; calyx 4-lobed, stellate soft hairs; corolla purple, tubular, 4-lobed at the apex, slightly covered with fine hairs; stamens 4; ovary superior, 4-chambered. The berry-like drupe is spherical in shape with glandular dots and purple-red when ripe. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides, roadsides and sparse woods. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou.

[Properties] The leaves are mostly curled, wrinkled, and some are broken. When the complete one is flattened, it is oblong to elliptical-lanceolate, 15 to 30 cm long, 5 to 11 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, with serrated edges, short soft hairs on the upper side, and densely covered with grayish-white hairs on the lower side. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

【Chemical composition】 Contains callitepenone, luteolin, apigenin, cosmosiin and luteolin.

[Nature and flavor] Neutral in nature, slightly spicy and bitter in taste.

【Functions and indications】Stops bleeding and reduces inflammation, dissipates blood stasis and reduces swelling. Used for bleeding from gastric and duodenal ulcers, traumatic bleeding, epistaxis, gingival bleeding, sprains, swelling and pain, purulent skin ulcers, burns, and influenza.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is a detailed introduction to Callicarpa ovata. Since it is a Chinese medicinal material, we can eat it with confidence. Callicarpa ovata has a very good effect on improving all aspects of the human body.