The efficacy and function of Syzygium sylvestris shell

Since Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, more and more people now want to use Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies. Here I would like to introduce to you a medicinal material, Syzygium wilfordii shell, hoping it will be helpful to you.

[Source] It is the dried peel of the Syzygium wilfordii plant of the Syzygium wilfordii family. The fruits are harvested in autumn when they are ripe, cut into four pieces, pitted and sun-dried.

[Original form] Syzygium wilfordii (Luofu Zhi), also known as: eaves wood, fragrant fruit, wind drum, and water peach.

[Habitat distribution] It likes to grow in moist places near water. It is cultivated in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places. Produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

[Properties] The dried peel is irregular, curled, pulp-like pieces, about 2.5 to 4 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide. The surface is reddish brown or tan, dull and lusterless, shriveled, and has fine wrinkles; the younger fruits have obvious dot-shaped lenticels on the surface. Inner surface light yellow-brown. The pericarp is about 1 mm thick, with a persistent calyx at the top and a slender, dry style in the center, about 0.5 to 1 cm long. It is brittle and easily broken, but slightly tough when exposed to moisture. Slight odor, light taste. The best ones are thick, yellow and dry.

[Chemical composition] The bark contains tannins and bioalkalis. The root bark contains syringine, oleoresin, bioalkali, etc.

[Pharmacological action] Decoction of bark and roots has a astringent effect and can be used for dysentery.

[Properties and flavors] "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "It tastes sweet and sour, is hot in nature, and is non-toxic."

【Entry into meridians】 "Bencao Zaixin": "enters the spleen and lung meridians."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Stops hiccups."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoction or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica"; 1. "Luofu Records": Syzygium wilfordii tree, two to three centimeters high. Its leaves are like cinnamon. Flowers bloom in all seasons, with petalsless clusters, like a silk carpet cut out, about an inch long, and yellow-green in color. It is as firm as an apple, with a shell half a finger thick, and extremely sweet. The core and the shell are not connected, and they make sounds when shaken. There are many of them in Luofu Stream.

Now you know the function of syzygium shell. I didn’t know before that rambutan shell is such a valuable thing, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. So in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.