The efficacy and function of hemp lacquer

The medical value of cannabis lacquer is beyond our imagination, and it is very effective in treating some diseases. Hemp lacquer contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

【English Name】 Henry Pentapanax

[Alias] Horse intestine tree (Yunnan).

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root bark of the Araliaceae plant.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub or small tree, 2-8m high. Pinnate compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets; petiole 8-10cm long, petiolule 5mm long, terminal ones up to 3cm long; leaf blade membranous to papery, ovate to oblong, 5-12cm long, 3-7cm wide, apex pointed or shortly acuminate, base rounded to obtuse, rarely narrowly cuneate, margin serrate, teeth with thorns, glabrous above, with tufts of hairs in the axils of veins below. The panicle is terminal, up to 30cm long, with the main axis and branches densely covered with rusty soft hairs; the umbel is arranged in racemes, 1.2-2cm in diameter, with many flowers; the peduncle is 2-5cm long, with long pedicels and rusty long hairs on the outside; the flowers are white; the calyx is glabrous, about 1mm long, with 5 ovate teeth on the edge; the petals are 5, triangular-oblong, 1.5cm long, and recurved when flowering; the stamens are 5, and the filaments are about 2mm long; the ovary is inferior, with 5 chambers; the styles are 5, fused to the middle, and the tips are free. The fruit is ovoid, 6-7mm in diameter, and black. The flowering period is from August to October, and the fruiting period is from November to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in positive forests at an altitude of 1200-3000m, sparse thickets and rocky mountains.

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism; disperse blood stasis; promote urination. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, stranguria

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root bark: Mainly used to treat cystitis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Now you know the effects of hemp lacquer. I didn’t know that hemp lacquer was such a valuable thing before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. So in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.