The efficacy and function of silk thread hanging hibiscus

The world is full of wonders, and Chinese medicinal materials are also varied and bizarre. Here we would like to introduce to you a Chinese medicinal material, silk thread hanging hibiscus.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root bark and stem bark of Rhododendron tomentosa, a plant of the Ericaceae family.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub or small tree, 3-8m high. The branches are slender, young branches are brown, and old branches are gray. The leaves are scattered or clustered in the upper part of the branches, nearly whorled; the petiole is 1-2cm long, slightly swollen at the base; the leaf blade is thin leathery, elliptic-lanceolate, or broadly inverted, 4-16cm long. 2-6cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, cuneate or broad cuneate base, dark green and shiny surface, pale green on the back, glabrous on both sides; midrib concave on the surface, obviously raised on the back, slender lateral veins, more than 10-12 pairs. Inflorescence 1-3 branches, born in the leaves at the top of branches, each branch has 2-4 or several flowers, forming an umbrella-shaped inflorescence, the flowers are fragrant; calyx is small, 5-lobed, the lobes are triangular, 1-2mm long; corolla funnel-shaped bell-shaped, white or purple-red, 3-6cm long, 5-parted, the lobes are spreading; stamens 10, unequal length, filaments slender, the same length as the corolla or slightly shorter; pistil 1, ovary long ovate, 6-chambered, style 5.5cm long, stigma shield-shaped. The capsule is slender and cylindrical, 2.5-5cm long, slightly curved, with 6 edges, and dark brown when ripe. The flowering period is from December to March-April of the following year, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in jungles at an altitude of 500-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and blood-activating. Mainly used for edema, pulmonary tuberculosis, and traumatic injuries

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica" Root bark and stem bark: treat edema caused by internal injuries.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Having said so much, we can see that silk thread hanging hibiscus has many uses. It can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. You might as well know more about these, it will be helpful in your life.