Effects and functions of beech

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicinal beech tree is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

【Other name】 Big-leaf beech

[Source] Zelkova schneideriana Hand.-Mazz., a beech tree of the Ulmaceae family, whose bark and leaves are used as medicine.

[Habitat distribution] From Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River basin to Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, salty.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and stabilizes the fetus. It is mainly used to treat colds, headaches, gastrointestinal heat, dysentery, abdominal pain during pregnancy, generalized edema, bloody diarrhea in children, and acute conjunctivitis. The leaves can cure boils.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

The above only introduces some of the functions and effects of beech tree. In fact, it also has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.