The efficacy and function of wax tree leaves

The leaves of the Chinese medicinal tree are one of the better medicinal materials. Many people don’t know much about them, so let’s take a closer look at the leaves of the Chinese medicinal tree.

[Alias] Wild sumac leaves.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the wax tree of the Anacardiaceae family.

[Original form] Fraxinus chinensis is a deciduous tree or small tree, up to 10m tall. Young branches and winter buds are covered with yellow-brown hairs, and the bark is gray-brown. Odd-pinnate compound leaves are alternate, with 7-13 leaflets, rarely 7 pairs, rachis and petiole cylindrical, petiole 4-8cm long; leaflets are opposite, with short petioles or nearly sessile, ovate or ovate-elliptic or oblong, 4-10cm long, 2-4cm wide, acuminate or acute at apex, asymmetrical base, rounded or broadly cuneate, entire, pubescent or nearly glabrous above, densely yellow pubescent below; lateral veins 15-25 pairs, raised on both sides, veinlets slightly raised on the back. The panicles are axillary, 8-15cm long, densely covered with rusty hairs, and the peduncle is 1.5-3cm long; the flowers are yellow, small, and unisexual; the pedicels are 1.5mm long and covered with curled pubescence; there are 5 calyxes and 5 petals; there are 5 stamens, the filaments are linear, and the anthers are ovate; the disk is glabrous; the ovary is spherical, with 1 chamber and 3 styles. The drupe is obliquely oblate, flattened, longer than wide, about 8mm long and 6-7mm wide, with a thin, shiny, glabrous exocarp that does not crack when ripe, a waxy mesocarp, and a hard core.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forests at an altitude of 1400-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; warm; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】Removing blood stasis and reducing swelling; killing insects; detoxifying. Mainly used for traumatic injuries; traumatic bleeding; hookworm disease; scabies; sores; snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 9-15g. For external use: appropriate amount, mash and apply; or grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Note】 Use with caution if you are allergic to paint or pregnant women. Fujian Pharmacopoeia: "This product is prone to cause allergies. Pregnant women and people with hot constitutions should not use it."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduces some basic knowledge about wax tree leaves. I believe many people will have a better understanding of wax tree leaves after reading it. There are many other medicinal herbs that we often come into contact with in our daily lives. If you have time, you might as well learn more about them.