The efficacy and function of wax flower root

Wax petal root is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, wax petal root actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at it right away.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or root bark of the Chinese wax flower of the Hamamelidaceae family.

[Original form] Chinese wax flower is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 2-5m tall. The young branches are pubescent. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-1.5cm long, densely pubescent; stipules are narrow and long, about 2cm long, slightly hairy; leaves are thinly leathery, ovate or obovate-elliptical, 4-9cm long, 3-6.5cm wide, mucronate at the apex, cordate or obliquely cordate at the base, with sharp serrations on the margins, green above, gray-green below, with stellate hairs, or hairs only on the veins, 7-9 pairs of lateral veins, veins reaching the tips of the teeth, and the tips of the teeth are prickly. The raceme is 3-4cm long, drooping, the flowers open before the leaves, are light yellow and fragrant; the flowers are bisexual, with an ovate bract about 5mm long at the base of each flower; the calyx tube has stellate hairs, 5 calyx teeth, ovate, and glabrous; the petals are 5, spoon-shaped, 5-6mm long and about 4mm wide; the stamens are 5, 4-5mm long, and the reduced stamens are 2-lobed; the ovary is semi-inferior, with stellate hairs, 2-chambered, and 2 styles with hairs at the base. The capsule is oval and splits into 4 parts when ripe. Seeds 2, oblong, 5mm long, shiny black.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist and fertile hillside broad-leaved forests or bushes.

【Chemical composition】 Contains bergenin and quercitrin.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Stomach; Heart meridian

【Functions and indications】 Soothes wind and harmonizes the stomach; calms the mind and soothes the nerves. Mainly for exogenous wind evil; headache; nausea and vomiting; palpitations; irritability

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb wax petal flower root, right? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.