The efficacy and function of sisal

I believe many people are familiar with the Chinese medicinal material sisal. As a common Chinese medicinal material, sisal is rich in nutrients. Let us learn about it in detail.

【Alias】 Pineapple hemp

[Source] It is the leaves of sisal , a plant of the Agave family. Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial semi-woody and sturdy plant. The fibrous root system is well developed, and the underground stems are white, noded, and soft. The stem is short. The leaves are thick, fleshy, sword-shaped, 100-150 cm long, 8-13 cm wide, with reddish-brown hard thorns at the tip, 2-3 cm long, and short thorns on the edges. The flower stalk is 5 to 10 meters high. The panicle is terminal, the perianth is tubular-funnel-shaped, split at the apex, and pale yellowish white; there are 6 stamens; the ovary is inferior, and the calyx gradually swells after flowering to form a cluster of bulbils, which are usually not fruitful. Capsule oblong. The seeds are black and flat. It blooms in autumn after 6 to 9 years or 10 to 15 years of growth. After the flowers bloom and the fruits ripen, the plant dies.

[Habitat distribution] It grows on high slopes with high temperature, humidity and uniform rainfall. It is cultivated in southern and southwestern my country.

[Chemical composition] The leaves contain a variety of steroidal saponins. From the hydrolyzate, various steroidal sapogenins such as neotigaosapogenin, hecosapogenin, sisalgenin, neroligenin, locosapogenin, 12-epirocosapogenin, etc. are obtained. It also contains β-sitosterol and 5α-pregnane-3α, 20β-diol.

【Functions and indications】 Cooling, dispersing toxins, and discharging pus. The fresh leaves are mashed and applied to treat carbuncles and ulcers.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Selected Wuzhou Herbal Medicines and Prescriptions for Common and Frequently-occurring Diseases"

The above is the introduction to sisal. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of sisal, you can adjust it according to your own constitution.