The efficacy and function of water mahogany flower

Water rosewood flower is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use water rosewood flower to treat many diseases, and it also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of water rosewood flower to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the flowers of the water redwood plant of the Ninja family.

[Original form] Water redwood is an evergreen shrub or small tree, up to 8m tall. Young branches are finely hairy, old branches are reddish brown, becoming hairless, and sparsely lenticel-bearing. Leaves opposite; petiole 1-3.5cm long; leaves leathery, leaf blade elliptic to oblong or ovate-oblong, 6-16cm long, 3-5cm wide, leaves on sturdy branches thinner and larger, up to 17-24cm long, 10cm wide, apex acuminate to acute acuminate, base narrow to thin and larger, up to 17-24cm long, 10cm wide, apex acuminate to acute acuminate, base narrow to broad cuneate, entire or in the middle and upper parts often with a few irregular sparse teeth, dark green above, gray-green below, sparsely covered with red or yellow tiny glandular dots, with 1 to several glands on both sides near the base, 3-5 pairs of lateral veins, arcuate; leathery. The inflorescence is in the form of a cyme, 4-10cm in diameter, with fine hairs to only tiny glandular dots; the peduncle is 1-6cm long, with usually 7 first-order radiating branches; the flowers are usually borne on third-order radiating branches; the calyx tube is about 1.5mm long, with tiny glandular dots, and the calyx teeth are very small; the corolla is white or has a red halo, bell-shaped, 4-6mm long, with 5 lobes, round-ovate, about 1mm long, first red and then purple-black; the nucleus is ovate, flat, with 1 shallow ventral groove and 2 shallow dorsal grooves. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-October.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough. Mainly for dry lung and cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g; or soaked in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Based on the above description of water rosewood flower, it can be seen that water rosewood flower has many benefits for the human body, and there are many ways and uses for it. The pharmacological effects of water rosewood flower can be used to treat corresponding diseases.