The efficacy and function of Vietnamese camphor bark

The efficacy and function of Vietnamese camphor bark

Everyone is familiar with Vietnamese camphor bark, but some people are relatively unfamiliar with it. In fact, Vietnamese camphor bark is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. So what exactly does Vietnamese camphor bark do?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of Cinnamomum vomica, a plant of the Lauraceae family.

[Original form] Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen tree, up to 30m tall. The bark is gray-brown, the branches are brown and glabrous, slightly pubescent when young, and then gradually fall off and become glabrous. Leaves are alternate or nearly opposite; petiole is 5-15mm long, glabrous; leaf blade is ovate-oblong, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 6-17cm long, 2.5-5.5cm wide, apex shortly acuminate, base broadly cuneate or nearly rounded, entire, green, shiny, glabrous above, white-green, sparsely broken and finely pubescent beneath, three-veined from base, midrib and lateral veins inconspicuous above, convex beneath, lateral veins with 6-7 branches toward the leaf margin, transverse veins wavy, inconspicuous above, slightly obvious beneath, leathery. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The fruit is ovoid, about 1.3m long and 9mm wide; the fruit receptacle is shallowly cup-shaped, 6mm long and 9mm wide, with a truncate tip. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist places in evergreen broad-leaved forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】Warming the meridians and dispelling cold; relieving pain. Mainly used for kidney deficiency, low back pain, joint pain, cold pain in the abdomen, cold and flu

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 5-10g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Vietnamese camphor bark is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that Vietnamese camphor bark does have good medicinal value.

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