The efficacy and function of milk tree

We know that there are many kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, and milk tree is one of them. In order for the milk tree to play its role correctly and scientifically, it is necessary to master its consumption method, because different medicinal materials have their own unique nutrition and efficacy. Let’s study it below.

【Other name】 Milkweed, milkweed

[Source] The roots and leaves of the narrow-leaved Taiwan fig of the Moraceae family. Harvested in autumn and winter.

[Original form] Shrub, about 1 meter high. The branches are purple-red and have white latex when broken. Branchlets, veins, and petioles hispidulous, caducous. The leaves are simple and alternate, membranous, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 5-9 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. The lateral veins are at right angles to the midrib, and the veinlets are very inconspicuous. The inflorescence receptacle has stalks, solitary in leaf axils, spherical or pear-shaped, green or purple-red; there are 3 bracts at the base, and the male flowers and gall flowers grow in the same inflorescence receptacle; the female flowers grow in another inflorescence receptacle, with 3 to 4 male tepals and 2 stamens; the gall tepals have 3 to 4 or more, and the styles are short and lateral. The fruit is spherical and purple-red when ripe. The flowering period is from October to the following spring.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in bushes. Distributed throughout southeast my country.

【Nature and flavor】 Neutral, spicy and slightly astringent.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, clear away heat and detoxify. Treat low back pain, jaundice, malaria, whooping cough, back carbuncle, mastitis, insufficient milk, gingivitis, and snake bites.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat whooping cough: 50 cents of milk tree root, decocted in water and taken orally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine"

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. As a traditional Chinese medicine, milk tree has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.