The efficacy and function of small-leaved Caesalpinia

Small-leafed cloudberry is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, small-leafed cloudberry actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

【English name】 twig or fruit of small leaf caesalpiniae

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the leguminous plant Caesalpinia microphylla.

[Original form] Small-leaved cloud fruit is a thorny vine. All parts are densely covered with brown short hairs. The leaves are bipinnate, 19-20 cm long, with paired hooks on the rachis; 7-12 pairs of pinnae; 15-20 pairs of leaflets; opposite, oblong, 5-17 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, with obtuse apex and truncated base, covered with brown pubescent hairs on both sides, denser on the underside. The panicles are axillary, up to 30 cm long; there are many flowers, dense on the upper part and sparse on the lower part, and the flowers are bilaterally symmetrical; the pedicels are 15 mm long and sparsely pubescent; the receptacle is sunken; there are 5 sepals, the lowest one is up to 8 mm long, and the others are about 5 mm long; the petals are yellow, nearly round, about 8 mm wide, the uppermost one is smaller, only 4 mm wide, and has a stalk at the base; there are 10 stamens, arranged in 2 whorls, about 1 cm long, and the lower part of the filaments is pubescent; the pistil is slightly longer than the stamens, about 13 mm long, the ovary and the lower part of the style are pubescent, and the stigma is truncated with short hairs. The pods are obovate, straight and narrowly winged along the dorsal suture, leathery and thornless. There is one seed, kidney-shaped, reddish brown, about 11 mm long, 6 mm wide, shiny, and with annular patterns. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in bushes at the foot of the mountain or beside streams.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Stomach; spleen meridian

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach. Mainly used for rheumatism, stomach problems, indigestion

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The root is used for stomach problems and indigestion.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what is small-leaf cloud fruit, and we also learned about the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine small-leaf cloud fruit. We know that the efficacy of small-leaf cloud fruit is very powerful. Everyone can eat some small-leaf cloud fruit for health preservation.