The efficacy and function of the root of the sharp-leaved tea

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know the root of the Chinese tea tree? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the root of the Theaceae plant Camellia sinensis.

[Original morphology] A pointed tea shrub, 2-3mm high, with glabrous twigs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-5mm long and glabrous; leaf blades are leathery, oblong, elliptical or elliptical-lanceolate, 2.5-6.5cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, with long tail-pointed apex, cuneate base, serrated margins, midrib concave on the surface and convex on the back. The flowers are white, 1-2 at the terminal or axillary, with short petioles and a diameter of 3-4cm; 4-5 bracts, glabrous; 5-6 sepals, 4-5mm long, arranged in a cup shape, persistent and glabrous; 5 petals, 2-2.4cm long, connate at the base, obovate, glabrous; many stamens, separate filaments, connected to the petals only at the base; ovary glabrous, style apex shallowly lobed into 3 pieces. The capsule is nearly spherical, about 1.5 cm in diameter. The seeds are light brown and about 1 cm in diameter.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: under forests on hillsides.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Spleen meridian

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and aids digestion; replenishes deficiency. Mainly spleen deficiency, less appetite; weak body after illness

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of the root of the Chinese tea. Your choice should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving the disease.