The efficacy and function of hairy maple

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb Acer pubescens?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Acer pubescens, a plant of the Aceraceae family.

[Original form] Acer pubescens is a deciduous tree, 8-10m tall. The bark is light gray or gray-brown; the twigs are thin and glabrous, the branches of the current year are green or purple-green, and the perennial branches are gray-brown with lenticels; the winter buds are small, oval, with 6 scales and ciliated edges. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 5-9cm long and glabrous; leaves are papery, wider than long, 9-10cm long, 8-12cm wide, usually 5-lobed, rarely 7-lobed, lobes are ovate or triangular ovate, with acute tip and sharp and close serrations on the edges, only the part near the base is entire, green and glabrous above, bright green below, covered with short soft hairs when young, and glabrous except for the vein axils covered with tufts of hairs when old. Flowers are unisexual, on the same plant, mostly in erect panicles, pubescent or glabrous, 6-9cm long, 1-1.8cm in diameter, with a peduncle 2-3cm long; sepals 5 or 4, yellowish green, ovate or broadly ovate; petals 5 or 4, white with a slight yellowish tint, obovate; stamens 8, 3-4mm long in male flowers, slightly shorter in female flowers, filaments glabrous, anthers yellowish brown: disk glabrous, located outside stamens; ovary densely covered with yellow long hairs, undeveloped in male flowers, with only a tuft of light yellow long hairs, style nearly glabrous, stigma flat or curled. The samaras are purple-green when young, and yellow-brown when mature. The nutlets are particularly convex, nearly spherical, with obvious veins, about 5mm in diameter, densely covered with long soft hairs when young, the wings and nutlets are 2.5-3cm long, about 1cm wide, and open nearly horizontally or slightly curled outwards. The flowering period is May and the fruiting period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mixed forests at an altitude of 1800-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; dispels wind and dampness. It is used to treat carbuncle, erysipelas, nameless swelling, eczema, head sore in children, rheumatic pain, and traumatic injury.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or boil it in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above, we introduced what hairy maple is and understood the effects and functions of hairy maple. Hairy maple can improve our immunity. Hairy maple also has a therapeutic effect in health care and has many benefits to our body.