The efficacy and function of small-leaf banyan

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a Chinese medicinal herb, small-leaf banyan, to you and describe its effects in detail. I hope it will be of some help to your study and research.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Ficus microcarpa of the Moraceae family.

【Original form】 Tree, 15-25m high. Branchlets ribbed, dark brown. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 1-2.5cm long; stipules are small; leaf blade is thin leathery, elliptic or obovate-oblong, 3.5-7.5(-10)cm long, 1.8-4.5(-5.5)cm wide, with a blunt short tip at the apex, base cuneate or nearly rounded, jointed at the junction with the petiole, entire; lateral veins are slender and dense, slightly parallel, reticulate veins are obvious on both sides, and the leaf surface is sometimes shiny. Inflorescence is cryptic, with a spherical inflorescence receptacle, 5-8mm in diameter, with an umbilical protrusion on the top, in pairs axillary, or clustered at leaf scars; pedunculate or nearly sessile, 2-4mm long; basal bracts 3, early falling; male flowers, gall flowers, and female flowers grow on the inner wall of the same receptacle, with a few male flowers growing on the inner wall near the mouth, 2 tepals, 1 stamen; female flowers have 4 tepals, ovary obliquely ovate, and style lateral; gall flowers are similar to female flowers, with linear and short styles. The fig (inflorescence receptacle) is pink when ripe. Flowering and fruiting period is from May to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown by roadsides, streams or in sparse forests in mountains.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote qi and blood circulation. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, stomachache, genital prolapse, and traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the small-leaf banyan. Through this introduction we can understand that the small-leaf banyan has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.