The efficacy and function of the round fruit umbrella

The round-fruited parasol is a traditional Chinese medicine that is relatively familiar to everyone. It has many benefits for our body. If we want to consume it correctly in our lives, we need to have some understanding of the round-fruited parasol. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Pseudo-umbrella tree, Ardisia scabra

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the plant Myrsinaceae family.

[Original form] Multi-branched shrub or subshrub, 2-4m high. Branchlets slender, rusty scales and pubescent when young. Leaves are alternate; petiole is about 1cm long; leaf blade is hard and papery, elliptic-lanceolate or nearly oblanceolate, 8-12cm long, 2-3.5(-5.5)cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin entire or with wavy teeth, dorsal surface with small scales; lateral veins are numerous, almost at right angles to the midrib, connected to form the marginal veins at the edge. Inflorescence is corymb or compound umbel, axillary or borne on the top of short lateral special branches, 2-4cm long, covered with rusty fine scales; pedicels are about 5mm long, sepals are triangular ovate, acute at the apex, about 1mm long, with ciliate margins; petals are white or pink, ovate, acute at the apex; stamens are almost the same length as petals, anthers are ovate, without glandular dots on the back or with a few glandular dots; pistil is the same length as or longer than petals. The fruit is spherical, 5-7mm in diameter, dark red, with longitudinal ribs and inconspicuous glandular dots; the stamens are as long as or longer than the petals. The fruit is spherical, 5-7mm in diameter, dark red, with longitudinal ribs and inconspicuous glandular dots, sometimes with sparse and small scales. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from August to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade and wet places under forests on hillsides or in valleys at an altitude of 300-1300.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】Cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Main epistaxis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The leaves have a hemostatic function and are used for nose bleeding.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above, we introduced what the round-fruited umbrella is and understood the effects and functions of the round-fruited umbrella. The round-fruited umbrella can improve our immunity. The round-fruited umbrella also has a therapeutic effect in health preservation and has many benefits to our body.