The efficacy and function of camphor seeds

Camphor seed is a common type of traditional Chinese medicine with many different functions. It can regulate some diseases of the human body. Let us learn about its specific functions below.

[Other names] Camphor buckle, camphor, camphor cardamom, camphor fruit

[Source] Medicinal material source: The ripe fruit of the camphor tree of the Lauraceae family.

【Original form】 Camphor, an evergreen tree, 20-30m high. The bark is gray-brown or yellow-brown and cracked longitudinally; the twigs are light brown and smooth; both the branches and leaves have a camphor smell. The leaves are alternate, leathery, ovate-elliptical or even ovate, 6-12cm long, 3-6cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, obtuse or broadly cuneate at the base, entire or wavy, dark green and shiny above, gray-green or pinkish-white beneath, glabrous, light red for young leaves, with three veins above the base, and raised glands in the vein axils; the petiole is 2-3cm long. Panicles are axillary; flowers are small, greenish-white or light yellow, about 2 mm long; perianth is 6-lobed, elliptical, about 2 mm long, with dense fine pubescence on the inside; 9 fertile stamens, 4 anthers; ovary is ovate, smooth and glabrous, style is short; stigma is capitate. The drupe is spherical, about 1 cm wide, purple-black when ripe, and surrounded by persistent, enlarged perianth tubes at the base. Flowering period is from April to June. Fruiting period is from August to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: cultivated or wild beside rivers, or growing in relatively moist flat land.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The fruit is spherical, about 5-8mm in diameter, brown-black to purple-black, with a wrinkled and uneven surface, or shiny, and sometimes with persistent perianth tubes at the base. The pericarp is fleshy and thin, containing one large black seed. It has a very fragrant aroma and a spicy taste.

[Chemical composition] The seeds contain fatty oil, of which saturated fatty acids account for 93%. The molar percentages of tri-saturated, disaturated, mono-saturated and tri-unsaturated glycerides are 80:17:1:2.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and cold; warm the stomach and harmonize the middle; regulate qi and relieve pain. It is mainly used for cold pain in the abdomen; vomiting and diarrhea due to cold and dampness; abdominal distension due to qi stagnation; beriberi

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water and apply to the affected area; or grind into powder and mix with water.

[Excerpt] "Chinese Materia Medica" and "Chinese Medicine Dictionary"

From the above introduction to camphor wood seeds, we can see that camphor wood seeds are of great help to the human body. They can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and are a very useful medicinal material for the human body.