The efficacy and function of Tiger Lily root bark

Tiger lily root bark is a very common Chinese medicine and also a very important medicinal material. We need to pay attention to it. Tiger lily root bark can be used in combination with other medicines, and we need to take it appropriately according to our physical condition. Let’s take a look at the main effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Tiger Lily root bark.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root bark of the P. integrinum plant of the Urticaceae family.

[Original form] Shrub or small tree, 3-6m high. The twigs are hypertrophic, slightly fleshy at the top, gray-green, and sparsely covered with prickles. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 3-10cm long, sparsely covered with prickles and soft hairs; stipules are ovate-lanceolate, about 1cm long, and fall off early; leaf blades are various in shape, elliptic, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes obovate-lanceolate, 10-35cm long, 5-16cm wide, with acute to acuminate apex, base cuneate, obtuse or cordate, entire or with shallow teeth or teeth above the middle and lower parts, sparsely covered with small prickles on veins on both sides or nearly glabrous; leaf veins are pinnate, except for the lowest pair extending to the leaf margin, the other pairs are connected to each other at the near margin. Dioecious; inflorescence is conical or racemose branched, with long prickles and soft hairs on the axis; male inflorescence 5-10cm long, male flowers with short stalks, tepals and 4 stamens; female inflorescence 10-20cm long, female flowers with short stalks, growing longer when fruiting, solitary or several in clusters on the branches, tepals 4, unequal in size, stigma linear. Achenes are pear-shaped, 4-6 mm long, with warts on the outside. The flowering period is spring and the fruiting period is autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mixed forests on both sides of river valleys at an altitude of 700-800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and eliminates malnutrition. Mainly for infantile malnutrition

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 3-6g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction to the root bark of Tiger Lily, we can see that the root bark of Tiger Lily is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.