The efficacy and function of wood butterfly[picture]

Do you know about the Wood Butterfly [Picture]? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, Wood Butterfly [Picture] is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let's take a look at the relevant knowledge about the Wood Butterfly [Picture].

[Source] This product is the dried mature seeds of Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent., a plant of the Bignoniaceae family. The ripe fruits are harvested in autumn and winter, exposed to the sun until the fruits crack, the seeds are removed and dried.

[Properties] This product is a butterfly-shaped thin plate, with the three sides except the base extended into wide and thin wings. 5-8cm long, 3.5-4.5cm wide. The surface is light yellow-white, the wings are translucent, have a silky luster, have radial textures, and are mostly cracked at the edges. It is light in weight. After peeling off the seed coat, you can see a thin film of endosperm tightly wrapped around the cotyledons. There are 2 cotyledons, which are butterfly-shaped, yellow-green or yellow, with a long diameter of 1 to 1.5 cm. Odorless, slightly bitter taste.

【Identification】 (1) The powder of this product is yellow or yellow-green. The cells of the seed wing are long and fibrous, with wavy and thickened walls, and a diameter of 20 to 40 μm; the endosperm cells are polygonal, with rosary-like and thickened walls.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sweet, and cool.

[return through meridians] Return to the lung, liver and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs and relieves sore throat, soothes the liver and harmonizes the stomach. Used for lung heat cough, throat congestion, hoarseness, and liver and stomach pain.

【Usage and Dosage】 1.5～3g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

The above is the relevant knowledge about the Wood Butterfly [Picture] introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that the Wood Butterfly [Picture] has many benefits and functions to the human body, so you can use the Wood Butterfly [Picture] to treat some diseases.