The efficacy and function of the magpie tree

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about the magnolia tree? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Alias] Sheep milk tree, cow milk tree, milk fruit.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots, branches, leaves or fruits of the long-leaf Elaeagnus oleraceus plant of the Elaeagnaceae family.

[Original form] Long-leaved Elaeagnus is an evergreen shrub, 1-3m tall. Branches spreading, often with sturdy spines; young branches densely covered with rusty or brown scales. Leaves are alternate; petiole is 4-8mm long; leaf blade is papery or nearly leathery, narrowly oblong, 3-9cm long, 1-3cm wide, acuminate or slightly obtuse at apex, cuneate or broad cuneate at base, slightly curled at margin, covered with brown scales when young, falling off when mature, silvery white beneath. Densely covered with silvery white and scattered with a few brown scales. The flowers are silvery white with brown scales. Often 5-7 flowers are clustered in umbels on short branches in the leaf axils. Each flower has a bract at the base, which falls off early. The pedicel is 1-5mm long. The calyx tube is cylindrical or funnel-shaped, 4-7mm long, with 4 lobes, ovate-triangular, 2-3mm long. There are 4 stamens, with extremely short filaments, 0.6mm long, and anthers oblong. The style is erect, curved at the apex, and densely covered with pale white stellate pubescence. The fruit is short and oblong, 9-10mm long, covered with silvery white scales when young, red when ripe, and the fruit stalk is 4-6mm long. The flowering period is October-November, and the fruiting period is April of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in hillside thickets or beside ditches at an altitude of 500-1600m.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; sour; flat

【Functions and indications】Relieves cough and asthma; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Mainly used for cough and asthma; traumatic injury; rheumatic joint pain; toothache; hemorrhoids

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g of fruit; 30-60g of branches, leaves and roots.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The medicinal value of the magpie tree introduced in the article is of great help to our lives. In fact, many physical illnesses can be treated with some Chinese medicinal materials such as the magnolia tree. The profound Chinese medicine culture should continue to be passed on.