The efficacy and function of Acanthopanax acanthopanax

Many people know that Acanthopanax arborescens has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of Acanthopanax arborescens are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of Acanthopanax arborescens.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root bark of the Araliaceae plant Evodia rutaecarpa.

【Original form】 Shrub or tree, 2-12m high. New branches are reddish brown, hairless and thornless. The leaves have 3 leaflets; the petiole is 5-10cm long, densely covered with light brown short soft hairs, which soon fall off; the leaflets are 6-12cm long and 3-6cm wide; the central leaflet is elliptical, the leaflets on both sides are smaller, with short acuminate or long acuminate tips and cuneate bases; the undersides of the leaflets are densely covered with rusty hairs along the veins or the hairs fall off and become almost glabrous; the margins are entire. Umbel has many or few flowers, peduncle and pedicel often with rusty hairs; calyx glabrous, margin entire; 5 petals, recurved when flowering; 5 stamens; ovary 2-4 chambers, disk slightly flat, styles 2-4, base fused, recurved. The fruit is spherical, black, with 2-4 shallow ridges, and the style is persistent. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forests at an altitude of 1300-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism; strengthen tendons and bones; remove blood stasis and promote blood circulation. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, weakness of tendons and bones in children, traumatic injury, and impotence.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-12g; or soaked in wine.

[Note] People with Yin deficiency and excess fire should take this medicine with caution.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of Acanthopanax arborescens. If you want to eat Acanthopanax arborescens, it is best to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner. I hope this helps you all.