The efficacy and function of small-leaf loquat

As a traditional Chinese medicine, small-leaf loquat provides us with a variety of nutrients. It can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of small-leaf loquat.

[Other names] White fragrant taro (Data on medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of chronic bronchitis in the elderly), yellow azalea (Selected Chinese herbal medicines in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai).

[Source] It is the leaves of Rhododendron australis, a plant of the Ericaceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year, but April is the best time.

[Original form] An evergreen small shrub, about 1.2 meters high. Branchlets densely covered with dark brown scales. The leaves are ovate-elliptical, about 2.5 cm long and 1.2-1.7 cm wide, glabrous on the upper side and without scales even when grown up, and densely covered with brown scales on the lower side; the petiole is 3-4 mm long and sparsely covered with scales. The inflorescence is terminal, with more than 10 flowers; the flower bud scales remain during flowering; the flowers are light yellow-green with a strong fragrance; the calyx lobes are light green with long eyelashes; the corolla is narrowly tubular, 1.2 cm long, and has no scales on the outside. There are dense long fine hairs inside; 5 stamens, not exposed, filaments with soft hairs; ovary is scaly, style is short and hairless.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in alpine shrubs. Distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

[Chemical composition] The leaves contain phenolic substances, organic acids, flavonoids, triterpenes (or steroidal compounds), glycosides, tannins, reducing sugars and volatile oils (2.1-2.5%), etc. One of the active ingredients of the volatile oil is 4-phenylbutanone-2.

【Function】 "Medicinal Plant Data for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Bronchitis in the Elderly": "Relieves cough, eliminates phlegm, and relieves asthma."

[Additional prescription] For treating chronic bronchitis in the elderly: 4 qian of small-leaf loquat, 3 qian of dandelion, 3 qian of astragalus, and 5 qian of safflower. Decoction in water, three times a day, drink warm half an hour after meals. (Information on medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of chronic tracheitis in the elderly)

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of chronic tracheitis

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Medicinal Plant Materials for Preventing and Treating Chronic Tracheitis in the Elderly"

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of small-leaf loquat. In fact, it 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.