Effects and functions of camphor wood drill

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Camphorwood drill is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about camphorwood drill.

[Other names] Wild star anise, stone grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root and bark of Illicium verum L., a plant of the Illicium family.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub, 1-1.5m high, rarely up to 10m. The roots are thick, reddish-brown, and have a camphor wood aroma. The twigs are slender, brown and wrinkled, and the old branches are grayish white. Simple leaves are alternate, often 3-8 pieces are clustered at the top of branches; petiole is 3-10mm long; leathery or thin leathery, narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate, 4-10cm long, 0.8-2cm wide, apex caudate acuminate or acute, base narrow cuneate, entire, slightly rolled after drying, with 8-10 pairs of lateral veins. Flowers are solitary or clustered in 2-3 in leaf axils or near branch tops; pedicels are slender, 1.5-4 cm long; tepals are 12-20, pink or red, the largest one is elliptical or nearly round; stamens are usually 24; carpels are 8-13. The aggregate fruit is 2-2.5 cm in diameter, with 8-11 follicles, solid, with a distinct subulate tip, slightly recurved. The seeds are bright brown and shiny. The flowering period is from April to July, and the fruiting period is from July to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown beside water in valleys, along river banks, or in the shade and wet places of dense and sparse forests in mountains, and in cracks in rocks.

[Chemical composition] The peel contains 6-deoxypseu-doanisatin, dunnianin and 6-deoxydun-nianin. The stems and leaves contain β-sitosterol, 1-tria-contanol, quercitrin, and shikimic acid.

[Pharmacological action] It has been preliminarily confirmed that shikimic acid in red star anise has a strong analgesic effect and is the analgesic active ingredient of this product. The alcohol extract of safflower and star anise also has a strong analgesic effect, and has a significant inhibitory effect on inflammatory factors such as 5-HT.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; warm; toxic

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and relieve pain; disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling. Mainly used for rheumatic bone pain, traumatic injury, and fracture

[Usage and Dosage] For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and mix with wine for application; or soak in wine and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Everyone should know the effects and functions of camphor wood drill. Camphor wood drill has high medicinal value and is a very common Chinese medicinal material. It is very good for our body.