The efficacy and function of Schefflera glomerata

Schefflera glomerata is often used as a medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. This is also because of the medicinal value of Schefflera arborvitae itself, so today I will tell you some relevant knowledge about Schefflera arborvitae.

【English name】 root of Glomerule Schefflera

【Other name】 Qijiapi, Wujiapi

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or bark of Schefflera glomerata of the Araliaceae family.

[Original form] Schefflera spherical, a small tree or shrub, 3-7m high, rarely a twining vine, up to 15m long. The leaves are palmately compound with 5-7 leaflets; the petiole is cylindrical, 10-15cm long, nearly glabrous, the stem and stipules are united into a sheath, the petiole has a narrow groove, is 3-5cm long, and is glabrous; the leaflets are obovate-elliptic or obovate-oblong, 8-17cm long, 3-8cm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, obtuse or cuneate at the base, and the margin is entire; glossy above, gray-green below, and glabrous on both sides; the lateral veins are usually 8 pairs, and the two sides are slightly raised with dense reticulate veins. The panicle is terminal, 15-30cm long, with the main axis and branches covered with stellate hairs when young, then becoming sparse to glabrous, the flowers are sessile or have very short stalks, and 5-8 flowers are densely clustered; the bracts are hairy, often caducous early, and the bracteoles caducous early; the calyx is about 1mm long, glabrous, and the margin is entire or nearly entire; the petals are 5, triangular-oblong or triangular-ovate, 1.5-2mm long, glabrous, the flowers are small, light green and white; the stamens are 5, and the filaments are the same length as the petals; the ovary is inferior, 5-chambered, the disk is slightly raised, without style, and has 5 inconspicuous stigmas. The fruit is oval with 5 edges. The length including the disk is 4-5mm and the diameter is about 3mm. The disk is conical and 1/4-1/3 of the length of the fruit. The flowering period is September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in evergreen broad-leaved forests in valleys or hillsides at an altitude of 200-1400m.

[Properties] Identification: the bark is grayish yellow, grayish brown or brown, mostly in irregular fragments.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; pungent; neutral

[Functions and indications] Dispel wind and activate collaterals; disperse blood stasis and relieve pain; eliminate symptoms and promote diuresis. Mainly used for rheumatic pain; swelling and pain from falls; fractures; ascites due to liver cirrhosis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. Or soak in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots and bark: mainly used to treat traumatic injuries, rheumatoid arthritis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what Schefflera glomerata is. We know that Schefflera glomerata can not only be used to treat diseases but also has good health care effects, so we must be good at using Schefflera glomerata to protect our health.