The efficacy and function of four-flowered flower skin

The medical value of the bark of the four-orange vine is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. The bark of the four-orange contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

【English name】Dendrobenthamiajaponi-cavar.chinensis（Osbem）Fang

[Source] Medicinal material source: the bark and root bark of the Cornaceae plant.

[Original form] Deciduous small tree, 3-5m high. The bark is grayish white; the twigs are dark green and the young branches are covered with soft hairs. Leaves are opposite at the tips of short lateral branches; petioles are 5-10mm long, sparsely covered with brown soft hairs; leaf blades are papery or thickly papery, ovate or ovate-elliptical, 5.5-12cm long, 3.5-7cm wide, acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate or rounded at the base, green above, pink-green below, and sparsely covered with white soft hairs on both sides. The head inflorescence is spherical, composed of about 40-50 flowers; the peduncle is 4.5-7.5cm long; there are 4 white bracts, almost glabrous on both sides; the calyx is tubular, 4-lobed at the top, with a circle of brown short soft hairs on the inner side of the calyx; there are 4 petals, yellow; there are 4 stamens, alternate with the petals; the ovary is inferior, 2-chambered, with 1 style, extending from the cushion-shaped disk and covered with white soft hairs. The infructescence is spherical, dark red when ripe, with a diameter of 1.5-2.5cm; the total fruit pedicel is slender, 5.5-9cm long, and nearly glabrous. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is September-October.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for dysentery and lung heat cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g, large dose 30-60g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of the bark of the four-o'clock flower, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense in life.