Effects and functions of serrata oil

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine smilax china oil.

【English name】 Ceriops tagal(Perr.)CB Rob.

[Source] Medicinal material source: fatty oil from the seeds of the plant Cercidiphyllum serrata of the Rhizophoraceae family.

[Original morphology] Shrubs or small trees, 2-5m high, with often curved trunks, gray-brown bark with tiny cracks; there are many small supporting roots at the base of the stem; branches have obvious ring-shaped leaf marks. Simple leaves, alternate and opposite; petiole 1-3cm long; stipules 1-2.5cm long; leaf blade leathery, obovate to obovate-oblong, 5-12cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide, obtuse or rounded at apex, narrow and long at base, entire; midrib convex on both sides, lateral veins inconspicuous, shiny. The cymes are often axillary on the nodes near the top of new branches, with stalks, about 2.5 cm long; the flowers are about 5.5 mm long; the calyx has 5 lobes, which are oblong and small, erect when flowering and curled when fruiting; the petals are 5-6, born at the base of a 10-12-lobed fleshy disk, white, oblong-obovate, about 3.5 mm long, slightly concave at the apex, with 3-4 tiny rod-shaped appendages; the stamens are 10-12, alternating in length, born between the disk lobes; the ovary is semi-inferior, 3-chambered, and the style is short. The fruit is clavate, 1-2 cm long, with a persistent calyx. 1 seed, germinates before the fruit leaves the mother tree, hypocotyl is long rod-shaped, slightly weak, 15-30cm long, slightly thick above the middle. The flowering period is autumn and winter, and the fruiting period is winter.

【Functions and indications】 Kill insects and relieve itching; promote blood circulation and reduce swelling. Mainly used for itching caused by scabies and frostbite

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: apply appropriate amount.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal material serrata oil. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.