The efficacy and function of Zhan Tangxiang

Many people are not very clear about Zhan Tangxiang, so when choosing Zhan Tangxiang, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

[Source] Medicinal material source: bark or leaves of the Lauraceae plant.

[Original form] Cinnamomum camphora, a deciduous shrub, 1-2m tall. The bark is smooth with dark spots; the twigs are glabrous. Leaves are alternate, oblong or obovate-oblong, 6.5-12cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, base broadly cuneate, apex pointed or obtuse, entire, green above, glabrous, gray-green below, hairy, brown hairs on veins, pinnate veins, 5-8 lateral veins on each side; petiole 1-2cm long, brown hairs or nearly glabrous. The flowers are unisexual, dioecious, with 9 flowers arranged in axillary umbels, and the pedicels are covered with yellow-brown hairs; the flowers are yellow, the perianth is deeply lobed into 6 parts, the lobes are elliptical and glabrous; the male flowers have 9 stamens, 2-chambered anthers, and the petals are dehiscent, all introverted. The drupe is spherical, black, with a stalk 12-17mm long. Flowering period is April-May. Fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on slopes, valleys, stream sides, under forests, etc.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; detoxify and kill insects. Main Fengshui; malignant sores; scabies

【Discussions by various scholars】 1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "This fragrance is suitable for all fragrance experts. It is not used as medicine, but only for treating malignant nuclei and poisonous swellings. Zhantang comes from Cenzhou, Jin'an. The real and pure ones are hard to find, and most of them are mixed with their skins and moth feces. Only the soft ones are good. The remaining fragrance is neither real nor fake, but fine and coarse." 2. "Newly Revised Materia Medica": "The Zhantang tree is similar to oranges. The branches are fried for fragrance. It is similar to sugar but black. It comes from the south of Guangjiao."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects of Zhan Tangxiang. When using it, you can use it according to the needs mentioned above. Zhan Tangxiang is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.