The efficacy and function of bright leaf holly

In our lives, Ilex brightii has attracted our attention because of its extremely high medicinal value. Let's take a closer look at what is bright leaf holly?

【English name】Green Holly

[Alias] Green-skinned woodcutter, chicken-shaped woodcutter, big-leafed hat, and black pig woodcutter.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Ilex brightii of the Aquifoliaceae family.

[Original form] Bright-leaved holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 5m tall. Branchlets green, quadrangular or striate, glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-5mm long; leaf blades are leathery, ovate, obovate or elliptical, 2.5-7.5cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, with blunt serrations on the margins, brown at the tooth tips, green and shiny above, yellow-green below, with brown glandular dots, and the midrib is deeply concave above and convex below. The male inflorescence is an axillary cyme, occasionally in clusters, with white flowers, pedicels about 2mm long and 4-merous, calyx 2-3mm in diameter, lobes broadly triangular, glabrous, corolla about 7mm in diameter, petals obovate or round, slightly united at the base, stamens shorter than corolla; female inflorescence contains only 1 flower, solitary in leaf axils, pedicels 1.2-1.5mm long, calyx 4-5mm in diameter, lobes nearly round, entire. The corolla is similar to that of male flowers, the ovary is ovate, and the stigma is disc-shaped. The fruit is spherical, 9-11mm in diameter, black-purple when ripe; there are 4 cores, which are nearly round with feather-like protruding lines on the back, and the inner fruit should be woody. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is June-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It often grows in sparse forests and bushes in low mountains or hilly areas.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The leaves are oblong, 3-7cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, with serrated edges; yellow-green, shiny on the upper side, with glandular dots on the lower side; leathery; slight odor, bitter leaves.

【Chemical composition】 The bark contains resin.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly spicy; cool

【Entry】 Heart; Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Cooling blood and detoxifying. Mainly burns and scalds; traumatic bleeding

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply it.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": used for arthritis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, let us understand the relevant knowledge about bright leaf holly. If we can give full play to the efficacy of bright leaf holly, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as their own health care choice.