The efficacy and function of yellow flower wood

Friends who don’t know about Huanghuamu will not understand what effects and functions Huanghuamu has. Huanghuamu is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Many people only know it in terms of its shape, so it is difficult to understand what benefits Huanghuamu can really bring to people’s health. These require us to have an in-depth understanding of Huanghuamu as a medicinal material.

[Source] It is the seeds of the leguminous plant Rhododendron chinense . The fruits are harvested when ripe, dried and the seeds are removed.

[Original form] Shrub, 1 to 3 meters high. The stem is cylindrical, glabrous, with green-gray bark, and the branches are pubescent at the nodes. There are 3 leaflets, oblong-lanceolate or oblong, gradually pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, 4-10 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm wide, dark green and glabrous above, green with pale hairs beneath, densely covered with short soft hairs when young, becoming sparse later; stipules fused, about 8 mm long; petiole 2-3.5 cm long. The raceme is terminal, with 3 to 7 whorls of flowers, each with 2 to 7 flowers; the bracts are whorled, ovate or nearly round; the calyx is tubular, 1 cm long, densely covered with silky hairs, and the lobes are lanceolate; the corolla is yellow; the ovary is linear and covered with long soft hairs. The pods are linear, flat, 7 to 12 cm long, 1 to 1.4 cm wide, with a sudden narrowing at the apex and fine thorns transformed from the style. Flowering period is from April to June.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in grassland, under forest or on the edge of forest. Distributed in Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet and mild, slightly cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears the liver and improves eyesight, promotes diuresis, and moisturizes the intestines. Treat wind-heat headache, acute conjunctivitis, hypertension, and chronic constipation.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Tibet"

Through the above description, we know what yellowwood is and what effects it has. The medicinal value of yellowwood is very high and it is beneficial to improving the immune system. It is a worthy choice for us.