The efficacy and function of wood milk fruit

As we all know, the wood apple is a very common medicinal material with many years of history. It can also treat many diseases. Let us learn about the medicinal value of the wood apple.

【English name】root of Ramiflorous Baccaurea

[Alias] Water lettuce, wheat ear, garlic fruit.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Euphorbiaceae plant Euphorbia pulegium.

[Original form] The cassia bark is an evergreen tree, 6-12m tall. The bark is gray-brown. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 1-4cm long; leaves are oblanceolate, obovate-oblong or oblong, 10-15cm long, 4-8cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire or with shallow wavy glandular teeth, smooth and glabrous on both sides; lateral veins are 5-7 on each side. The flowers are small, unisexual, dioecious, and without petals; the inflorescence is narrowly conical and grows on old branches; the female inflorescence gradually extends after flowering, and the infructescence is up to 30 cm long; the bracts are ovate or lanceolate, 2-4 mm long, and brownish yellow; the male sepals are 4-5, densely covered with short soft hairs; the female sepals are 4-6, the ovary is densely covered with rusty rough hairs, the style is very short or absent, and the stigma is flat and 2-lobed. The fruit is ovoid or nearly spherical, 2-2.5cm long, about 1.5-2cm in diameter, yellow or later turning purple-red, and does not crack; there are 1-3 seeds, which are flat elliptical or nearly round, 1-1.3cm long. Flowering and fruiting period is from January to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valleys and shady forests on hillsides at low to medium altitudes.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; Cool

【Entry】 Lung; Spleen

【Functions and indications】Removing dampness and detoxifying. Athlete's foot; Rice field dermatitis

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or boil into a paste and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Wood and bark: have the functions of relieving cough, relieving asthma, and detoxifying bacteria and toxins. Used for postpartum weight loss, athlete's foot, and rice field dermatitis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above, we introduced what the wood apple is and understood its effects and functions. The wood apple can improve our immunity. It also has a therapeutic effect in health care and has many benefits to our body.