The efficacy and function of water tung wood

For the Chinese medicinal material such as water tung wood, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before eating it. The following is an introduction about the water tung wood. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for your consumption.

[Source] Medicinal material source: root bark and leaves of Tung oil tree of the Moraceae family.

【Original form】 Tree. The young branches are slightly hairy and have latex. Simple leaves are alternate, rarely opposite; petiole 1.5-8cm long, slightly hairy when young; stipules ovate-lanceolate, about 1.7cm long; leaf blade papery, elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, 7-32.5cm long, 4-19cm wide, acute at apex, rounded or broadly cuneate at base, entire or slightly shallowly wavy, with small bumps on the back; 5 basal veins, 6-8 pairs of lateral veins. The inflorescence (ficus) is clustered on the tumorous branchlets emitted from the old trunk, nearly spherical, 1-1.5cm in diameter, contracted into a short stalk at the base, with 3 small bracts at the base; the peduncle is 0.8-2.4cm long; the male flowers and gall flowers are grown in the same inflorescence receptacle; the male flowers are sessile, inserted near the mouth of the inner wall of the fig, with 3 tepals, 1 stamen, and short filaments; the gall flowers are stalked, without tepals, and the styles are lateral; the female flowers are grown in another inflorescence receptacle, and the female flowers have 4 tepals, which are narrowly tubular. Achenes nearly square and oblique. Flowering and fruiting period throughout the year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in moist rain forests or mountains, hills, and stream sides.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Mainly used for damp-heat, dysuria, diarrhea, swelling and pain caused by falls

【Usage and Dosage】 Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of water tung wood. We should pay more attention to information in this area so that we can be prepared when encountering problems and avoid panic.