The efficacy and function of water redwood root

As a traditional Chinese medicine, the root of water rosewood has great medicinal value and can treat many diseases. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the water mahogany of the Caprifoliaceae 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】 Expel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and dredge meridians; detoxify. It is mainly used for rheumatic pain, stomachache, hepatitis, pneumonia in children, bronchitis, urinary tract infection, and traumatic injury.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what water rosewood root is. We know that water rosewood root can not only be used to treat diseases but also has good health care effects, so we must be good at using water rosewood root to protect our health.