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Osmanthus fragrans [picture] is a very common Chinese medicine and is also a frequently used medicine. It has unique effects and functions in treating many diseases. Here we will tell you in detail about the effects of some traditional Chinese medicine Osmanthus fragrans [picture].

【English name】 FOLIUM ET CACUMEN MURRAYAE

[Source] This product is the dried leaves and young branches with leaves of Murraya exotica L. and Murraya paniculata (L.) xJack, plants of the Rutaceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year, old branches removed and dried in the shade.

[Properties] Murraya paniculata: The young branches are cylindrical, with a diameter of 1 to 5 mm, and the surface is gray-brown with longitudinal wrinkles. It is tough, not easy to break, and has an uneven cross section. The pinnate compound leaves have 3 to 9 leaflets, most of which have fallen off; the leaflets are obovate or nearly rhombus, with the widest part above the middle, about 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide; the apex is obtuse, acute or concave, the base is slightly oblique, and the margin is entire; yellow-green, thinly leathery, with transparent glandular dots on the upper surface, the petiolules are short or nearly sessile, and the lower part is sometimes covered with soft hairs. It has a fragrant smell, bitter and spicy taste, and a numbing feeling on the tongue.

[Identification] (1) Cross section of the leaf of this species: There is one row of upper and lower epidermal cells, each of which is rectangular, with single-celled non-glandular hairs visible on them, 30-70 (100) μm long and 9-15 μm in diameter; the mesophyll tissue is of unequal surface, with 2-3 rows of palisade tissue. It does not pass through the midrib; the main vein vascular bundle is bi-tough, with fiber groups on the upper and lower sides, and is lignified; the mesophyll tissue contains numerous calcium oxalate clusters, 9 to 25 μm in diameter, and sometimes square crystals can be seen; the oil chambers are numerous, round, 80 to 120 μm in diameter, and contain yellow oil droplets.

【Processing】 Remove impurities and chop.

[Nature and flavor] Pungent, slightly bitter, warm; slightly toxic.

【Functions and indications】Promote qi and relieve pain, activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis. Used for stomachache, rheumatic pain; external treatment of toothache, swelling and pain caused by falls, insect and snake bites.

【Usage and Dosage】 6-12g. For external use, take an appropriate amount of fresh product, mash it and apply it to the affected area.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

In the above, we introduced what Osmanthus fragrans [picture] is and understood the effects and functions of Osmanthus fragrans [picture]. Osmanthus fragrans [picture] can improve our immunity. Osmanthus fragrans [picture] also has a therapeutic effect in health preservation and has many benefits to our body.