The efficacy and function of Chinese fir

As we all know, Chinese fir is a very common medicinal material with many years of history. It can also treat many diseases. Let us learn about the medicinal value of Chinese fir.

[Other names] Juniper, Tangshan, Songluo, and Chinese pine

[Source] Medicinal material source: root bark and leaves of Pinus truncatula.

[Original form] A tall tree, up to 30m tall, with a chest circumference of 1m. The bark is rough, dark gray, and longitudinally cracked; the branches are spreading, and the annual branches are light reddish brown, glabrous or hairy. The leaves are linear, arranged in 2 rows on the side branches, 1.2-3 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, with rounded or obtuse tips, gradually narrowed at the base, shiny above, without stomatal lines, light green below, with 12-17 stomatal lines on each side of the midrib. The flowers are unisexual and monoecious; the cones are cylindrical, erect, 8-18cm long, light brown or light chestnut when ripe; the seed scales are nearly circular or broadly circular, broadly circular or truncated circular at the top, 2.5-3.2cm long, 2.7-3.3cm wide, with inward-curved edges, and the exposed part on the back of the scales is glabrous; the bracts are narrow in the middle, 3-lobed at the top, and the middle fissure is sharp. The seeds have broad wings, almost as long as the seed scales. The flowering period is March-April, and the seeds mature in October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in coastal mountains at an altitude of 400-1200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Light; leaves taste slightly sour; neutral

【Functions and indications】Reduce swelling and detoxify. Mainly used for carbuncle, ulcer and swelling

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb Petroleum cypress? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.