The efficacy and function of the leaves of Psoralea corylifolia

The traditional Chinese medicine Coral Leaf is a very good Chinese medicinal material. It has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

【English name】 Aucuba himalaica Hook.f .et Thoms .var.pilosissima Fang et Soong

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Cornus officinalis, a plant of the Cornaceae family.

[Original form] Evergreen small tree or shrub, 3-6m high. The branches of the current year are covered with soft hairs, and the old branches have white lenticels, which are oblong and have obvious leaf scars. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 2-3cm long and coarsely hairy; leaves are papery or thinly leathery, elliptical or oblong, 10-15cm long, 3-5cm wide, with acute or acuminate tip, tail 1-1.5cm long, and more than 1/3 of the margin with 7-9 pairs of fine serrations; veins are significantly concave on the upper side and convex on the lower side, covered with coarse hairs, and lateral veins are connected to a net before reaching the leaf margin. Dioecious, male inflorescence is a racemose panicle, born at the top of the twigs, 8-10cm long, all parts are purple-red, densely covered with soft hairs when young, and the upper part of the soft hairs is slightly purple-red; sepals are small, slightly 4-lobed, petals are 4, oblong, with a pointed tail at the tip 1.5-2mm long; stamens are 4, filaments are thick; disk is fleshy, slightly 4-lobed. The female inflorescence is a panicle, 3-5cm long, densely covered with coarse hairs and reddish-brown soft hairs, and all parts are purple-red; the sepals and petals of the female flowers are similar to those of the male flowers; the ovary is inferior, covered with coarse hairs, the style is thick, the stigma is slightly 2-lobed, and the flower has a joint and 2 bracts below. The fruit is green, sparsely hairy, dark red when ripe, ovate-oblong, 1-1.2 cm long, with style and stigma persisting at the tip of the fruit. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from October to May of the following year.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Disperses blood stasis and stops bleeding. Mainly used for bruises and swelling; bleeding due to trauma

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, mash the fresh product for application or grind the dry product into powder for sprinkling.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine Coral Leaf introduced above, it turns out that Coral Leaf can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.