The efficacy and function of yellow tea root

Yellow tea root is a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, yellow tea root actually has many other effects and functions. Let’s take a look at them right away.

[Alias] Daughter tea, rock fruit purple, daughter red, purple fruit leaf.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots, branches and leaves of Rhamnaceae.

[Original form] Buckthorn shrub, 1.5-2m high. The branches are thornless, much branched, with slender twigs and dense short soft hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-7mm long and pubescent; stipules are small, subulate or linear, persistent; leaf blades are papery, of varying sizes, leaflets are nearly circular or ovate, 0.5-1.5cm long, with rounded or obtuse apex; large leaves are oblong, ovate-elliptical or ovate-oblong, 1.5-4.5cm long, 1-2.2cm wide, with acute or short acuminate apex, with a small tip, cuneate or rounded base, finely serrated margin, light green above, and tufted hairs on the midrib below. The flowers are unisexual, dioecious, solitary or clustered in 2-3 in leaf axils, yellow-green, with 5-lobed calyx, and the lobes are sparsely pubescent on the outside; the male flowers have 5 petals, spoon-shaped, slightly concave at the apex, with reduced pistils, rudimentary ovary, and 3-cleft style; the female flowers have small petals, 2-lobed, and fall off early, the ovary is spherical, 3-chambered, and the style is short and 3-cleft. The drupe is spherical, with a persistent calyx tube at the base, black when ripe, and with 3 cores. Seeds have longitudinal grooves on back and are ovate. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from September to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, thickets and forest edges at an altitude of 300-1450m.

[Chemical composition] The branches and leaves contain emodin, frangulin A, and kaempferol; the rhizomes contain NLC-A, with a relative molecular mass of 1.2×10(4), and a structure of a glucan with α(1→4)-D-glucose residues as the main chain and branches at positions 0-6.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; slightly bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; cools blood and stops bleeding. It is used for dysentery, carbuncle, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hemorrhoidal bleeding, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, summer heat and thirst

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g; fresh product 30-60g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to the effects of yellow tea root. I hope it can help all my friends. In general, the health-preserving effects of yellow tea root are very powerful. Therefore, yellow tea root can be used in daily life to better promote physical health.