The efficacy and function of Tree Savior

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose Chinese medicine with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the Chinese medicine Tree Savior.

[Other names] Wild star anise, false star anise, native star anise

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Illicium small-flowered Illicium, a plant of the Illicium family.

[Original form] Evergreen small tree or shrub, up to 10m high. Young branches are slightly ridged, light brown, and gray when old. Leaves are irregularly alternate or clustered in 3-5 pieces, thin leathery or leathery; petiole 4-12mm long, with inconspicuous narrow wings; leaf blade inverted elliptic or narrow oblong, 4-11cm long, 1.3-4cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate or acuminate, base cuneate, margin slightly curled. The flowers are small, solitary in leaf axils or clustered in leaf axils of branch tips, initially greenish-white or yellow, then red or orange-red, with slender pedicels, 7-28mm long; 17-20 tepals, with inconspicuous transparent glandular dots; 10-12 stamens; 7-8 carpels. The fruit pedicel can be up to 2.8 cm long; the follicles are 6-8, 9-14 mm long, 3-7 mm wide, and the seeds are light brown and 4.5-5 mm long. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is July-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in canyon jungles or mixed forests at an altitude of 1360-2200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; warm; toxic

【Functions and indications】Promotes the flow of qi and relieves pain; disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Mainly used for stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea; chest and abdominal pain; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 1-1.5g.

【Note】 Pregnant women should not take this medicine. "National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicines": "Pregnant women should not take it. If you feel loose teeth, dry throat, dizziness, etc. after taking the medicine, you can use honeysuckle to detoxify."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above we can see that the Chinese medicine Tree Savior has very high medicinal value, so we can consider applying the Tree Savior in our lives.