The efficacy and function of mountain tangerine abacus

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【English Name】 twig and leaf of Beechleaf Glochidion

[Alias] Xiaoganyin, Xiganyin.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The branches and leaves of the Euphorbiaceae plant Capparis capillaris.

[Original form] The mountain ash is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1-10m high. The bark is grayish white; the twigs are green with fine ridges, turning black after drying, and becoming smooth and hairless. Leaves are alternate; petiole is 5-8mm long; stipules are nearly triangular, 2-3mm long, and acute; leaf blade is papery or nearly leathery, ovate-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5-12cm long, 15.5-3cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, usually slightly unequal on both sides, entire, light green below, gray-brown after drying, glabrous on both sides, with 7-8 pairs of lateral veins. The flowers are clustered and light green. Monoecious; female flowers are located above male flowers and grow on the upper part of twigs, or in the middle of twigs, female and male flowers grow in the same leaf axil; male flower pedicels are 6-8mm long, with 5-6 sepals, obovate, about 2mm long, light yellow, 3 stamens, and short anther septa; female flower pedicels are 2-3mm long, with 6 sepals, ovate-triangular or ovate, the outer 3 are larger and thicker, about 1mm long, ovary is gyroid, glabrous, 4-6 chambered, the upper part is covered by the style when flowering, the styles are fused and flattened spherical, about twice the width of the ovary. The capsule is flattened spherical, with a concave tip, 8-10mm in diameter, about 4mm thick, smooth, with deep longitudinal grooves, and the persistent style is flattened spherical. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in wilderness thickets or sparse or dense forests in mountains at an altitude of 1200-1600m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sweet; cool

【Meridian】 Heart; Lung

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for cold and fever; summer heat and thirst; stomatitis; eczema; sores and ulcers

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for gargling or washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Branches and leaves: bitter, sweet and astringent, cool in nature. It has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Used for colds, fever, summer heat, thirst, and stomatitis. Used externally to treat sores and ulcers.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Now you know the function of the abacus. I didn’t know that the mountain tangerine and abacus are such valuable things before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. Therefore, in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.