The efficacy and function of the leaves of Chinese wind

There are many types of Chinese medicine. When we choose, we need to understand the medicine first. So do you know about the medicinal material "Coptis chinensis leaves"? Let us introduce it below.

[Other names] Four-cornered wind, water peach

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the Combretum plant, Combretaceae.

[Original form] A multi-branched upright or stalked shrub, about 5m high. The twigs are nearly square, gray-brown, with longitudinal grooves, densely covered with brown-yellow hairs and orange-yellow scales, and old branches are glabrous. Leaves are opposite or nearly opposite; petiole 1-1.5cm long, grooved, scaly or hairy; leaf blade thickly papery, oblong to broadly lanceolate, 12-16cm long, 4.8-7.3cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire, glabrous and slightly rough on both sides, with yellow-brown or orange-yellow scales on the back, midrib raised on the back, 6-16 pairs of lateral veins. The spike inflorescence is axillary and terminal or forms a panicle, with the main axis covered with brown-yellow hairs and golden and orange scales; the bracts are linear, about 1mm long; the flowers are yellow-white, about 9mm long; the calyx is bell-shaped, about 3.5mm long, covered with yellow and shiny scales and coarse hairs on the outside, and a lemon yellow and shiny hair ring inside, the hairs protrude above the calyx throat; the petals are about 2mm long, obovate; there are 8 stamens, and the filaments extend out of the calyx; the ovary is cylindrical, with 2 ovules, drooping. The fruit is oval, 1.7-2.5cm long, covered with yellow or orange-yellow scales, and has 4 wings, which turn red or purple when ripe. There is one seed, which is fusiform, has 8 longitudinal grooves, and is 1.5 mm long. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period begins in September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on river banks and valleys at an altitude of 200-800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Anthelmintic and stomachic; detoxifying. Mainly ascariasis; whipworm disease; burns and scalds

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-18g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on skin; or mash fresh product into juice and apply on skin.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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