The efficacy and function of sour monkey

Many people are not very clear about sour monkey, so when choosing sour monkey, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

【English name】 Faber Fordiophyton

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the plant Xanthoceras odoratus of the Melastomataceae family.

[Original form] Herb or subshrub, 30-80cm high. Stem quadrangular, grooved, glabrous, unbranched. Leaves opposite; petiole 1.5-4.3cm long, often with small white glandular dots, with short lack of hairs at the junction of the apex and petiole; leaf blade membranous, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 5-14.5cm long, 2-5cm wide, acuminate at the apex, shallowly cordate at the base, with inconspicuous fine serrations on the margin, leaf surface covered with closely attached fine pubescence, abaxial surface almost glabrous or with very inconspicuous fine pubescence and white non-glandular dots; basal veins 5. Cymes or bracts with very inconspicuous pubescence and white glandular imbricate arrangements, usually purple-red, transparent: 4 flowers, calyx long funnel-shaped, with 4 edges, 1.4-1.5cm long, with glandular hairs and white glandular dots, lobes long triangular or ovate-triangular, about 4.5mm long, with glandular hairy cilia; petals red or purple-red, oblong, oblique at the apex, with glandular hairy tips, about 1.1cm long, with closely attached sparse rough hairs and white glandular dots on the outside; 4 long stamens and 4 short stamens, the longer ones have filaments 1.1cm long, anthers linear, about 1.5cm long, curved, with horn-like elongation at the base, the shorter ones have filaments about 7mm long, anthers oblong, about 3mm long; ovary inferior, with a membranous crown at the apex, and the crown brim with cilia. The capsule is inverted conical, with a 4-lobed apical pore and a maximum diameter of about 5 mm. The persistent calyx is the same shape as the capsule, glabrous, and the membranous crown extends out of the calyx. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forests, ditches or roadside bushes at an altitude of 600-1800m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: Leaves are opposite, mostly wrinkled and broken, ovate to elliptic-lanceolate when unfolded, 7-14cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, with fine serrations on the edges, 5-7 main veins, and inconspicuous transverse veins. They are sparsely covered with short, rough hairs on the upper side and glabrous on the lower side. They have long petioles, and the leaves are yellow-green on the outside and dark green on the inside.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cool

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, clear the lungs and detoxify. It is used for rheumatism, heat arthralgia, lung heat cough, and lacquer sores.

[Usage and Dosage] For external use: decoction 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for washing or mash and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Leaves: used for lacquer sores and external application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of sour monkey in this article, we can learn about the related effects and eating methods of sour monkey. The value of sour monkey can be seen from its efficacy, which fully reflects the importance of sour monkey.