The efficacy and function of Camellia chrysantha

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Camellia chrysantha is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The flower of Camellia chrysantha (Hu) Tuyama of the Theaceae family.

[Original form] Camellia chrysantha shrub, 2-3m high. Branches nearly glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 7-11cm long and glabrous; leaf blades are leathery, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, 11-16cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate, base cuneate, margin sparsely serrulate, glabrous on both sides, midrib concave above and raised below. Flowers solitary; pedicels 1 cm long; bracts 5, broadly ovate, sepals 5, asymmetrical, ovate, 4-8 mm long, 7-8 mm wide, connate at base, slightly sparsely hairy; petals 8-10, golden yellow, nearly round, ciliate at margin; stamens numerous, arranged in four rows, filaments slightly sparsely hairy; ovary 3-4 chambers, styles 3-4, separate, glabrous, 1.8 cm long. The capsule is concave at the tip, triangular or slightly spherical, 4.5-5cm in diameter, and greenish white; the seeds are flat and angular, shiny, and light brown to brown.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Growing under forests in valleys.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】Astringent and hemostatic. Mainly for blood in stool and menorrhagia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3-9g; or soak in boiling water.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb Camellia chrysantha? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.