The efficacy and function of Ficus microcarpa

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about Ficus microcarpa? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Other names] Iron Ox Entering Stone, Milkweed, Ephedra sinica, Water Agarwood

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and leaves of Ficus intima, a plant of the Moraceae family.

【Original form】 Shrub, more than 1 meter high. Young branches are green-brown with short hairs, and old branches are brown. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are purple-red, 5-10mm long; stipules are triangular-lanceolate, about 6mm long, and fall off early; leaf blades are membranous, obovate, obovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5-13cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, with short tail or acute tip, not narrow in the middle, and base cuneate. The leaf surface has yellow glandular dots when fresh, with short hairs when young, which fall off later. There are small glandular dots on the underside of the leaf, and the margin is entire; there are 3 veins at the base, 5-7 pairs of lateral veins, and hairs on the veins. The inflorescence (ficus) is solitary in the leaf axil or on the fallen branches, with a diameter of 6-8mm, an umbilical protrusion on the top, a rounded base or contracted into a very short stalk, and ovate base bracts; male flowers and gall flowers are grown in the same inflorescence receptacle, male flowers are grown in the upper part, with 4 tepals and 3 stamens; thin flowers have short stalks or are sessile, with 3-4 tepals, ovary nearly spherical, and styles lateral; female flowers are grown in another inflorescence receptacle, sessile or with short stalks, with 3-4 tepals, ovary nearly elliptical, and styles lateral. Achene. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides, roadsides or edges of sparse shrub forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; detoxify and reduce swelling. It is mainly used to dispel wind and dampness, detoxify and reduce swelling. It is mainly used to treat rheumatic pain, cold, hematuria, leucorrhea, breast deficiency, mastitis, painful carbuncle, ulcer, trauma, and snake bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 15-30g. For fresh product, double the dosage. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Knowing the effects and functions of Ficus microcarpa, for most of our friends, if you feel you need it, you might as well eat some of it in your daily life. I believe it will effectively improve your condition. However, in order to ensure the effect after consumption, please be sure to consume it according to the requirements and avoid some bad living habits so that you can get the expected effect.