The efficacy and function of willow leaves

Willow leaf is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, willow leaf actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

[Source] The leaves of the weeping willow of the Salicaceae family. Harvest in spring and summer.

【Chemical composition】 Contains 4.93% tannin (dry weight). Each kilogram of fresh willow leaves contains 10 mg of iodine, which is thousands of times higher than that in ordinary food.

【Nature and flavor】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "bitter, cold, non-toxic."

【Meridian】 "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "Liu Tou enters the heart and spleen meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, relieves rash, promotes diuresis and detoxifies. It is used to treat measles with poor eruption, leucorrhea, furuncles, mastitis, goiter, erysipelas, burns, and toothache.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang for fresh ones. For external use: decoct in water for washing, grind into powder for application or boil into paste for application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat turbid urine: Boil willow leaves on Qingming Festival and drink it instead of tea, until the condition improves. (Binghu Collection of Simple Prescriptions)

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of inflammatory infection

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Shennong's Herbal Classic

In the above article, we analyzed willow leaves and learned that their functions and effects are very wide-ranging. As long as we learn more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.