The efficacy and function of thick-leaved tree

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating some special diseases, but we still need to learn about it before taking it. Today we will talk about some common knowledge about the medicinal material Thick-leaved Tree.

[Alias] Black fruit fragrant cinnamon, thousand-year green, hundred-year green.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Yunnan wild fan flower, a plant of the Buxaceae family.

[Original form] Yunnan wild fan flower is an evergreen shrub, about 3m tall. Branchlets obliquely ascending, cylindrical, zigzag, ridged, glabrous. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are 0.8-2cm long; leaf blades are thin leathery, elliptical, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 6-12cm long, 2-5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, bright green above, light green below, glabrous on both sides; midrib is convex on both sides, and the lowest pair of lateral veins rise from 2-5mm away from the leaf base, forming obvious three-veined veins away from the base. Flowers are unisexual, monoecious, inflorescence is nearly capitate or short spike, often longer at the top, 1-2cm long; bracts are ovate-lanceolate; flowers are white and fragrant; 3-10 male flowers, occupying most of the inflorescence axis, 2-3 female flowers, born near the base of the inflorescence axis; male flowers are pedunculate and without bracts, or the male flowers below have peduncles and 2 bracts, 2 terminal sessile male flowers, sepals are usually 4, ovate; 4-5 pairs of bracts on the female pedicel, bracts are broadly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, sepals are 4-6. The drupe is nearly spherical or elliptical, up to 1 cm long, with 3-2 styles, curled outwards, and a fruit stalk about 1 cm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from October to December, or until March of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in moist places under forests or in valleys on hillsides at an altitude of 1300-2700m. Distributed in Yunnan.

【Cultivation】 Biological characteristics: It prefers mild and cool climate. Afraid of high temperature, resistant to severe cold. Suitable for cultivation in areas with an altitude of 400-2300m. When introduced to the low-altitude areas of the southern subtropical region, it grows slowly and cannot bloom and bear fruit. It is best to plant it in loose, moist, well-drained loam rich in humus.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; Bitter; Neutral

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and qi circulation; reduce swelling and relieve pain. Mainly used for stomach pain, traumatic injury, and unknown swelling

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, soak in wine and apply on the affected area; or grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The effects and functions of Thick-Leafed Tree are varied, and we should choose the appropriate method of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.