The efficacy and function of chestnut leaves

The essence of traditional Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root cause. Compared with Western medicine, the effects and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine are much better. The same is true for the Chinese medicinal herb Ligusticum chuanxiong. Here we will introduce the effects and functions of the Chinese medicinal herb Ligusticum chuanxiong.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Castanea foetida, a plant of the Fagaceae family.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub or small tree. Young branches are pubescent, with buds ovate, 2-3 mm long. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 0.6-1cm long and have short hairs; leaf blades are thin leathery, oblong or obovate-oblong, 6-14cm long, 3-7cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, obtuse or slightly nearly cordate, often oblique to one side, with short thorn-like serrations on the margins, 12-17 pairs of pinnate lateral veins, shiny above, with hairs on the veins, brownish yellow below, with scaly glandular dots. Flowers are unisexual and monoecious; male inflorescences are spike-shaped, solitary in the axils of new branches, erect, 6-7cm long, with single flowers and 10-14 stamens; female flowers are borne at the lower part of the male inflorescence, usually in clusters of three, with an inferior ovary and 6 chambers. The involucre is nearly spherical, 3-4cm in diameter, with slender sharp spines on the outside, 4-5.5mm long, densely grown, with 3-7 nuts in each cupule, usually 3; the nuts are oblate, 1-1.5cm in diameter, and brown. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It likes light, tolerates drought and barrenness, is wild, and often grows in sunny thickets on low mountains and hills below 2000m above sea level.

【Functions and indications】 Helps digestion and strengthens the stomach. Main indigestion

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what chestnut leaves are, and we also learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine chestnut leaves. We know that the effects of chestnut leaves are very powerful, and everyone can eat some chestnut leaves for health preservation.