The efficacy and function of old white flower

Old white flower is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, old white flower actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

[Other names] White-flowered Bauhinia (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan); Red-flowered Bauhinia, Red Bauhinia, Crooked Leaf Tree (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China), Maixiu (Dai name).

[Source] It is the flower of Bauhinia scabra , a plant of the Leguminosae family. Pounding and harvesting in summer. Dry in the sun.

[Original form] Tree, 5 to 8 meters high. The leaf shape varies greatly, ranging from round to broadly ovate, sometimes almost kidney-shaped, with two lobes at the tip, each lobed to 1/4 to 1/2 of the leaf blade, with a rounded, truncated or cordate base, nearly glabrous on both sides, and 11 to 15 veins. The flowers are large, almost pedicel-less, arranged in short racemes with few flowers, pink or white with purple lines; the calyx is tubular and hairy, with ovate lobes, spathe-shaped, and 5 small teeth at the tip; the petals are oblanceolate or obovate; there are 5 developed stamens; the ovary is hairy. The pods are linear, 15 to 25 cm long, 1.5 to 2 cm wide, flat, and contain 10 to 15 seeds. Flowering period is from January to May.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in tropical jungles and is often cultivated in gardens or as a street tree. Distributed in Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Chemical composition] The white flowers contain flavonoids such as kaempferol-3-galactoside and kaempferol-3-rhamnoside. The seeds contain anti-N lectin.

[Properties and flavors] "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan": "bitter, flat."

[Functions and indications] "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan": "Anti-inflammatory and detoxifying. Treat hepatitis, pneumonia, trachea, bronchitis, lung heat and cough."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan"

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that old white flower has many functions. People in daily life can eat old white flowers in appropriate amounts according to their physical conditions. After a period of time, your physical condition will be greatly improved.