The efficacy and function of milk tree

The essence of traditional Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root cause. Compared with Western medicine, the effects and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine are much better. The same is true for the traditional Chinese medicine milk tree. Here we will introduce the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine milk tree.

[Alias] Milk fruit (Flora of Guangzhou), milk numbness, milk tree, pig mother tea, pig milk tree (Color Atlas of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] The roots, bark and leaves of Ficus microcarpa, a plant of the Moraceae family. Available all year round. Wash the roots and dry them in the sun, remove the outer skin and take the second layer of skin; brush the leaves to remove the hair.

[Original form] Shrub or small tree, 3 to 5 meters high, with latex. Young branches are bristly and hollow. Leaves are leathery, often opposite; ovate, obovate or oblong, 10-20 cm long, 6-12 cm wide, base rounded or broadly cuneate, apex mucronate or with a short caudal tip, entire or with irregular serrations, or only serrations at the apex, both sides are rough, sparsely covered with sparse bristles on the upper side, densely covered with coarse hairs beneath; petiole 1-4.5 cm long; stipules broadly lanceolate, 1.5 cm long. Early falling, the receptacle (hierarchical inflorescence) is clustered on old trunks, or leafless branches emanating from the trunk, oblate or gyroid, 1.5-3 cm in diameter, yellow when mature, petiolate, covered with coarse hairs, often with several bracts below the middle, 3 bracts at the base; male flowers and gall flowers are at the mouth of the receptacle, with 3 male perianths and 1 stamen; gall flowers and female flowers have no perianth. Nutlets, bony. Flowering period is from June to July (Guangxi).

[Habitat distribution] Growing in plains, hills, valleys and streams. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Color Atlas of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "sweet, cool."

[Functions and indications] Soothe wind and relieve heat, eliminate accumulation and resolve phlegm, promote qi and disperse blood stasis. Treat colds, fever, bronchitis, indigestion, dysentery, and swelling and pain from falls.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang. For external use: mash and apply externally or decoct in water to wash the affected area.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan"

The above is a detailed introduction to the Chinese medicinal milk tree. We can eat it according to our own needs. I believe there will be improvements after a period of time. It is indeed a good choice.