The efficacy and function of wild cinnamon

I wonder if you have ever heard of wild cinnamon. Wild cinnamon has great benefits for regulating our body and can also play a good role in treating some diseases. Today let us look at the relevant knowledge about wild cinnamon.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of Cassia tora, a plant of the Lauraceae family.

【Original form】 Evergreen tree, up to 16m tall. The bark is gray-brown. Young branches are covered with flat gray-brown short hairs. Leaves are nearly opposite or alternate; petiole 1.1.5cm long, densely covered with flat gray-brown short soft hairs; leaf blade elliptic, 14-16cm long, 6-8cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, obtuse at the base, involute at the edge, green on the upper side, slightly shiny, gray pubescent when young, lighter in color on the lower side, densely covered with flat gray-brown short soft hairs, three-veined or three-veined away from the base, often with 8-10 branch veins towards the leaf margin, nearly green and arched to each other, thin leathery or leathery. The panicles are axillary, 9-13cm long, densely covered with flat gray-brown short soft hairs, with three flowers usually at the end of the branches, arranged in a cymose manner; the flowers are bisexual, about 4.5mm long, yellow-green; the pedicels are about 2mm long, densely covered with short soft hairs; the perianth tube is obconical, about 2mm long, the perianth lobes are ovate, about 2.5mm long, the outer whorl is about 1.5mm wide, the inner whorl is slightly narrow, with an acute tip, and the inner and outer surfaces of the perianth are densely covered with gray-brown fine soft hairs; it can produce 9 stamens; the back of the anther and the filaments are covered with soft hairs, the 1st and 2nd whorls of stamens have 4 locules, which are inward-split, and the filaments have no glands, and the 3rd whorl of stamens have 4 locules, which are outward-split, and there is a pair of nearly circular glands in the filaments; there are 3 reduced stamens, about 1mm long, triangular, and the petiole is covered with soft hairs, located in the innermost whorl; the ovary is nearly spherical, about 1mm long, glabrous, and the style is about 1.5mm long, with a disc-shaped stigma. The fruit is oval, about 1 cm long and 9 mm wide; the fruit receptacle is shallowly cup-shaped, about 2.5 mm high and 5 mm in diameter, with shallow teeth on the edge and truncation at the tip. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides, streamside evergreen broad-leaved forests or bushes

[Properties] Identification by properties: It is in the shape of a semi-roll or plate-like piece; the surface is gray-brown, with a small amount of raised horizontal lines and scars, and attached with green lichen spots. It is hard in texture, slightly fragrant, and tastes spicy and slightly sweet.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel cold; warm the middle; relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatic bone pain, stomach cold pain and scabies

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g; or made into pills or powder. For external use: grind appropriate amount into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects, functions and eating methods of wild cinnamon. When choosing it, you need to understand how to use it.