The efficacy and function of small leaf black face leaf

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Small-leaf black-faced leaf is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about small-leaf black-faced leaf.

[Other names] Small persimmon, ground pomegranate, black-faced leaf, jumping eight feet, small-leaf mountain lacquer stem

[Source] Breynia patens Benth., a plant of the genus Breynia in the Euphorbiaceae family , is used as medicine with its roots and leaves . The roots can be harvested throughout the year, washed and dried, or used fresh; the leaves are picked in summer and dried.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, astringent, and cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies, stops bleeding and relieves pain. Used for colds and fever, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, and dysmenorrhea; used externally to treat traumatic bleeding, boils, eczema, skin itching, and burns.

[Usage and Dosage] 2 to 4 qian; for external use, mash the fresh leaves and apply them, or boil them in water and wash with them, or dry them in the sun and grind them into powder and sprinkle them in a bag.

[Remarks] (1) The plant of the same genus, Breynia rostrata Merr., is also called small persimmon in Yunnan. It is used as medicine in the same way as the previous species.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of the small-leaf black-faced leaf. In fact, it also has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.