The efficacy and function of bamboo bark

Bamboo bark is a common Chinese medicine in clinical practice. For people with poor physical constitution, eating bamboo bark can help us maintain better health. Today I will introduce bamboo bark to you.

【Other Name】 Mangosteen bark

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of Garcinia multiflora Champ. and Garcinia oblongifolia Champ.ex Benth, both of the Garcinia family.

[Original form] 1. Bamboo evergreen tree, 5-17m high. Simple leaves are opposite; petiole is 1-2cm long; leaf blade is leathery, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 7-15cm long, 2-5cm wide, apex is short acuminate or acute, base is cuneate, margin is entire, glabrous on both sides, midrib is slightly raised above, lateral veins are more than 8 on each side, reticulated near leaf margin, not reaching midmargin. Flowers are unisexual, rarely heterosexual, orange-yellow; several male flowers form a cyme, which is then arranged in a raceme or panicle; sepals and petals are both in number of 4; stamens are numerous, fused into 4 bundles, higher than the reduced pistil; the reduced pistil is columnar, with a distinct shield-shaped stigma, 4-lobed; the female inflorescence has 1-5 female flowers, with short bundles of reduced stamens, and a stalk about 1.5mm long, shorter than the pistil; the ovary is oblong, 2-chambered, without style, and the stigma is large and thick, shield-shaped. The berries are spherical, ovate to obovate, green-yellow when ripe, 2.5-3cm in diameter, with a persistent stigma at the tip, and yellow resin on the pericarp. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing in evergreen broad-leaved forests in mountain valleys.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sour; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; astringes and promotes tissue regeneration. Mainly used for peptic ulcer, enteritis, stomatitis, periodontitis, lower limb ulcer, eczema, burns

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or grind into powder and sprinkle on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces to us what bamboo bark is. We know that bamboo bark has very high medicinal effects, but we must remind everyone that bamboo bark is generally not to be eaten indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. I hope everyone will treat it with caution.