The efficacy and function of Tibetan peach leaf coral leaf

Tibetan peach coral leaf has a long history, and until now, the uses of Tibetan peach coral leaf are more and more. I wonder if you friends know about the other effects of Tibetan peach coral leaf. Let us introduce it in detail below, hoping to be helpful to you friends.

【English name】 Aucuba himalaica Hook .f.et thoms.

[Other name] Soft-leaved umbrella

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Himalayan coral of the Cornaceae family.

[Original form] Evergreen small tree or shrub, 3-6m high. The branches of the current year are covered with soft hairs, and the old branches have white lenticels, which are oblong and have obvious leaf scars. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 2-3cm long and coarsely hairy; leaves are papery or thinly leathery, elliptical or oblong, 10-15cm long, 3-5cm wide, with acute or acuminate tip, tail 1-1.5cm long, and more than 1/3 of the margin with 7-9 pairs of fine serrations; veins are significantly concave on the upper side and convex on the lower side, covered with coarse hairs, and lateral veins are connected to a net before reaching the leaf margin. Dioecious, male inflorescence is a racemose panicle, born at the top of the twigs, 8-10cm long, all parts are purple-red, densely covered with soft hairs when young, and the upper part of the soft hairs is slightly purple-red; sepals are small, slightly 4-lobed, petals are 4, oblong, with a pointed tail at the tip 1.5-2mm long; stamens are 4, filaments are thick; disk is fleshy, slightly 4-lobed. The female inflorescence is a panicle, 3-5cm long, densely covered with coarse hairs and reddish-brown soft hairs, and all parts are purple-red; the sepals and petals of the female flowers are similar to those of the male flowers; the ovary is inferior, covered with coarse hairs, the style is thick, the stigma is slightly 2-lobed, and the flower has a joint and 2 bracts below. The fruit is green, sparsely hairy, dark red when ripe, ovate-oblong, 1-1.2 cm long, with style and stigma persisting at the tip of the fruit. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from October to May of the following year.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and stops bleeding. Mainly used for burns caused by water or fire; hemorrhoids; traumatic injuries; bleeding

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material Tibetan peach leaf coral leaf. Tibetan peach leaf coral leaf is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, Tibetan peach leaf coral leaves have a certain regulating effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation at ordinary times.