The efficacy and function of wintersweet

Wintersweet is a relatively familiar traditional Chinese medicine. It has many benefits for our body. If we want to consume it correctly in our lives, we need to have some understanding of wintersweet. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Yellow plum blossom, yellow wintersweet, waxwood, iron chopsticks

[Source] Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link [Calycanthus praecox L.; Meratia praecox Rehd. et Wils; Chimonanthus fragrans Lindl.], a plant of the genus Chimonanthus in the family Chimonaceae, is used as medicine for its flower buds, roots, and root bark. The flower buds are harvested in late winter and early spring; the roots and root bark can be harvested in all seasons; they are baked or sun-dried.

[Nature and flavor] Flower buds: spicy, cool.

[Functions and indications] Flower buds: relieve heat and promote salivation, stimulate appetite, relieve depression, and relieve cough. Used for dizziness caused by summer heat, vomiting, stomach tightness caused by qi stagnation, measles, and whooping cough; used externally to treat burns and otitis media.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 to 2 cents of flower buds, decocted in water; for external use, soak them in peanut oil or rapeseed oil to make "wintersweet flower oil", apply to the affected area or drip into the center of the ear.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of wintersweet in this article, we can learn about the major effects of wintersweet. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.