The efficacy and function of the flower

Do you know about the jasmine flower? It is a common medicinal material. It is generally used as a raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about the jasmine flower.

【English name】Flos Edgeworthlae

[Other names] Golden waist bag, knotted flower, dream winter flower, happy flower

[Source] It is the flower bud of Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl., a plant of the Thymelaeaceae family. Pick the inflorescences when the flowers bloom in late winter and early spring and dry them in the sun.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, up to 2m tall. The whole plant is covered with silky long soft hairs or long stiff hairs, which are brown-red in stripes when young and tender, often branched in a trifurcated shape and with lenticels. The leaves are alternate, usually clustered at the ends of branches, papery, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, 8-16 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, base cuneate, decurrent, row ends acute or obtuse, entire, densely covered with long hairs above, almost glabrous laterally, pink-green below, covered with long stiff hairs, especially densely above the veins, and with raised veins. The terminal head inflorescence is drooping; the peduncle is thick, the involucre is pubescent, and the pedicel is absent or very short; the flowers are numerous, yellow, and fragrant; the perianth is cylindrical, with 4 lobes, petal-shaped, ovate, and spreading; the stamens are 8, in two whorls, attached to the upper part of the tube, and the flower line is very short; the ovary is superior, 1-chambered, and has 1 ovule. The drupe is ovate and wrapped in the base of the perianth. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruiting period is August.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on hillsides and under forests in valleys. It is produced in the south of the Yangtze River Basin and in Henan and Shaanxi.

【Characteristics】It is a head inflorescence or a single bud. The inflorescence is hemispherical, with 6 to 9 bracts, and the pedicel is hooked, covered with light yellow hairs all over. The buds are rod-shaped, slightly curved, 6-8 mm long, 3-5 mm in diameter, and covered with light yellow or off-white surging silky hairs.

【Chemical composition】 Contains volatile oil.

[Nature and flavor] It is neutral in nature and has a light taste.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes yin and soothes the mind, improves eyesight, and removes cataracts. Used for amblyopia, cataract, excessive tearing, nocturnal emission, stranguria and aphonia.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The medicinal value of the jasmine flower introduced in the article is of great help to our lives. In fact, many physical illnesses can be treated with some Chinese medicinal herbs such as jasmine flowers. The profound Chinese medicine culture should continue to be passed on.