The efficacy and function of red Ruimu

Red yew is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. There are precedents of using red yew to treat diseases in ancient times, so we can eat it with confidence. Next, I will mainly introduce to you the effects of red yew.

【Other name】 Starling tree

[Source] Medicinal material source: bark, branches and leaves of the red yew tree of the Cornaceae family.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, 3m high. The bark is purple-red; the old branches are blood red, glabrous, often covered with white powder, cm; the leaves are ovate to elliptical, 4-9cm long and 2.5-5.5cm wide; there are 5-6 pairs of lateral veins. Resolution: The corymbose inflorescence is terminal; the flowers are small, yellow-white; the calyx is altar-shaped, with 4 lobes and triangular calyx teeth; the petals are 4, ovate-elliptical; the stamens are 4, attached to the outside of the disk, the filaments are slightly flattened, the anthers are light yellow, 2-chambered, T-shaped; the flower blood is cushion-shaped; the ovary is nearly obovate, sparsely covered with appressed short soft hairs, and the stigma is disc-shaped, wider than the style. The drupe is obliquely oval, with persistent style. When ripe, it is white with a slight bluish purple tint. The style is persistent. The core is prismatic, with three veins on each side. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mixed woods or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 600-2700m.

[Chemical composition] The red stem bark of the red yew contains cyanidin 3-galactoside, also known as bilberry anthocyanin (idaein), a large amount of cyanidin 3-arabinoside and a trace amount of delphinidin monoglycoside.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly astringent; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops dysentery; stops bleeding. It is used for damp-heat dysentery, nephritis, rheumatic joint pain, red and swollen eyes, otitis media, hemoptysis, and blood in the stool.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water and wash with the water; or grind into powder and sprinkle on the body.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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