Effects and functions of dense flower alum

Chinese medicinal materials are very common, and there are many types of them. There are also some differences in their efficacy. Therefore, you need to have a good understanding before choosing. So do you know about the medicinal material Mihuashan alum?

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the root of the Alumunocaeaceae plant Alumunocaeae.

【Original form】 Evergreen tree or shrub. Young branches and buds are covered with brown, wrinkled, soft hairs. Leaves are alternate; petiole is 1-1.5cm long; leaf blade is papery, elliptic or obovate, 8-10 (-17)cm long, 2-6cm wide, apex acuminate or acute, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, glabrous on both sides, usually entire or rarely sparsely serrated with fine points; midrib and lateral veins are concave on the leaf surface, 5-10 lateral veins on each side, intersecting the midrib at an angle of 40°-45°, and bending upward and nearly annular near the leaf margin. The cymes are axillary in the leaf axils near the branch ends; the bracts and bracteoles are all covered with brown soft hairs, with 4-5 oblong, transparent glandular dots on the edges; the calyx is sometimes reddish brown, 3-4mm long, glabrous, with longitudinal stripes, and the lobes are ovate or broadly ovate, arranged in a shingle-like manner; the corolla is white, 5-6mm long, 5 deeply divided almost to the base, and the lobes are elliptical; there are about 50 stamens, and the filaments are slightly united at the base; the ovary has 3 chambers; the disk is glabrous. The drupe is purple-blue when ripe, juicy, cylindrical, 8-13mm long, with erect persistent calyx lobes at the tip; the kernel has about 10 longitudinal ridges. The flowering period is from August to November, and the fruiting period is from January to February of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in dense forests at an altitude of 200-1500m.

【Functions and indications】Reduce swelling and relieve pain. Main traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for washing or mash for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

As a common Chinese medicinal material, Alum is often forgotten by people. In fact, its effects and functions are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.