The efficacy and function of the lianxiang tree

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating certain diseases, so you can feel free when choosing herbs. The lianxiang tree is a medicinal material that is not unfamiliar to us. Do you know its effects and functions? Let's take a look.

[Other names] Banana Xiangqing (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Catalogue), Wujun Tree, Ginkgo Biloba (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China).

[Source] It is the fruit of the Cercidiphyllum tree of the Cercidiphyllum family .

[Original form] Large deciduous tree, up to 40 meters high. The bark is gray or brown-gray: the twigs are hairless, the long branches are thin, and the short branches are opposite to the long branches. The leaves are opposite or nearly opposite, papery, broadly ovate or nearly round, 4-7 cm long, 3.5-6 cm wide, slightly obtuse at the apex, cordate at the base, with glandular blunt teeth on the margin, 5-7 palmate veins, blue-green above and whitish beneath; stipules lanceolate, caducous early. The flowers are unisexual, dioecious, and open before the leaves; each flower has one bract and no petals; male flowers are often clustered in 4, nearly sessile, with 4 sepals, numerous stamens arranged in a spiral, and linear red anthers; female flowers are clustered in 2 to 6, with a peduncle, slightly green, 4 sepals, and 4 to 6 carpels. There are 2 to 4 follicles, 10 to 18 mm long, brown or black, and slightly curved. The seeds are oval, brown, and have transparent wings at the top. Flowering period is from May to June. Fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in forests on higher mountains or in mixed woods beside valley streams. Distributed in Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Sichuan.

【Chemical composition】 The leaves contain pyrocatechol.

[Functions and indications] "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records": "For treating convulsions and cold limbs in children, take one liang of fresh fruit of the Lianxiang tree, four to five qian of coriander, and two to three qian of Qingshi silkworm (fern polypodium vulgare), decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the lianxiang tree. The role of the lianxiang tree is very large and it has great benefits for the human body. Therefore, everyone can choose the lianxiang tree according to their physical condition, but it should still be done under the doctor's advice.