The efficacy and function of water banyan root

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

【English name】 bullock Syzygium

[Other name] Black-mouthed Syzygium wilfordii

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Myrtaceae plant Syzygium wilfordii.

[Original form] Black-mouthed Syzygium wilfordii, shrub to small tree, up to 5m tall. The young branches are slightly flattened and turn grayish white when dry. Leaves are opposite; petioles are extremely short, nearly sessile; leaf blades are sweet, elliptical to ovate-oblong, 4-12cm long, 2.5-5.5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, blunt at the tip, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, dark brown and shiny above when dry, slightly lighter below; pinnate veins merge into marginal veins 1-2mm from the edge. The panicle is terminal, 2-4cm long, much-branched and multi-flowered; the pedicel is 1-2mm long and the flowers are small; the calyx tube is obconical, about 4mm long, and the calyx teeth are wavy; the petals are connected into a cap-like body; there are many stamens, and the filaments are separate, 4-6mm long; the ovary is inferior, and the style is the same length as the stamens. The fruit is oval, about 1 cm long and 8 mm wide. Flowering period is from March to August.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Grown in flat secondary forest.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and relieve pain; clear away heat and dampness; stop bleeding and detoxify. It is used to treat toothache caused by wind and fire; stomachache; rheumatic pain; diarrhea caused by damp heat; hepatitis; coughing up blood due to overwork; pain caused by falls; burns and scalds

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 6-15g; or grind into powder. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or decoct in water for washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The fruit can replenish deficiency and cold.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material water banyan root. The water banyan root is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, the roots of the water banyan tree have a certain conditioning effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation.