The efficacy and function of the hemp tree

The domestic hemp tree is a very common Chinese medicine and also a very important medicinal material. We need to pay attention to it. Domestic hemp tree can be used in combination with other medicines, and we need to take it appropriately according to our physical condition. Let’s take a look at the main effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine hemp tree.

【English name】Woolly Sterculia

[Alias] Japanese japonica, nine-layer bark.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of the hemp tree of the Sterculiaceae family.

[Original morphology] The domestic hemp tree is a tree with thick twigs. The leaves are palmately compound and alternate; the petioles are usually 20-23cm long; the stipules are triangular-lanceolate, 5mm long and hairy; there are 7-9 leaflets; the leaflets are obovate-lanceolate or oblong, 9-23cm long, 4-6cm wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, almost glabrous above, densely covered with stellate short hairs below; there are 22-40 pairs of lateral veins, parallel to each other. The racemes or panicles are clustered at the top of the branches, up to 20 cm long; the bracts are linear-lanceolate, about 1 cm long; the calyx is white, bell-shaped, 5-lobed, about 6 mm long, densely covered with stellate short soft hairs on the outside, the lobes are triangular, acuminate at the apex and adhered to each other, and the same length as the campanulate calyx tube; the androgynophore of the male flower is linear, colorless, with 10-20 anthers in a head; the ovary of the female flower is spherical, 5-chambered, densely covered with short fuzzy flowers, the style is short, the stigma is 5-lobed, and the sterile anthers are located at the bottom of the ovary, surrounding the pistil. The follicles are reddish brown, oblong-elliptical and slightly sickle-shaped, 4-9cm long, 2-4cm wide, obtuse at the apex, densely covered with fine hairs and bristles on the outside, short stellate hairs on the inside, and densely hairy on the edges. Each fruit contains 3 seeds. The seeds are oblong, black, and about 1.5 cm long. Flowering period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on arid slopes or cultivated beside trees and roadsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】Repairing tendons and bones; promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Injury to main tendon and fracture; swelling and pain caused by fall

[Usage and Dosage] For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply; or grind it into powder and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The bark is used for bone setting.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After the above introduction to the domestic hemp tree, we have a detailed understanding of the domestic hemp tree. In life, we can learn more about the characteristics of the domestic hemp tree and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.