The efficacy and function of Baiyi

Chinese medicinal materials are very effective in treating certain diseases. Although the effect is a little slow, they have no side effects on the human body and are still highly respected by people. However, when choosing, you need to pay attention to its usage methods, etc. Let us learn about the medicinal material Baiyi.

[Other names] Sour plum skin, plum clothing

[Source] The stem bark and leaves of the Rosaceae plant. Remove the skin in early spring and dry it in the sun.

[Original form] Evergreen tree, 5 to 10 meters high. The twigs are thick, with yellow-white hairs when young, which gradually fall off and become reddish brown or purple-brown. The leaves are lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-8 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, broadly cuneate or nearly circular base, entire or slightly shallowly serrated, densely yellowish-white hairs on the underside; the petiole is about 1 cm long and densely hairy. 3 to 5 flowers are clustered at the top of the branches; the pedicels are short and thick or nearly sessile, elongated during the fruiting period, and densely covered with hairs; the flowers are white, 2.5 to 8 cm in diameter; the calyx tube is bell-shaped, with densely yellow-white hairs on the outside. The pear fruit is relatively large, oval or rectangular, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, with persistent calyx lobes and a long fruit stalk.

[Habitat distribution] It grows beside mountain ditches, streams or in bushes. Distributed in Yunnan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, astringent, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Anti-inflammatory, astringent, bone-setting.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat large-area burns and scalds: boil a paste made from the bark of the 栵 tree and apply it externally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The effects and functions of Biyi have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether Biyi has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.