The efficacy and function of red leaf tree seeds

Red leaf tree seeds are a kind of medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of red leaf tree seeds.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of Longan microcarpa of the Proteaceae family.

【Original form】 Tree, 4-20cm high. Bark gray-brown or dark brown. Leaves are alternate, thin leathery or papery; petiole 0.5-1.5cm long; leaf blade oblong, obovate-elliptic, oblong or lanceolate, 5-15cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, apex short acuminate or obtuse, base cuneate, slightly decurrent, entire or upper half of leaf margin with sparse shallow serrations; lateral veins 6-7 pairs, obvious on both sides. The flowers are bisexual, radially symmetrical, with axillary racemes, 8-20 cm long. Sometimes the inflorescence axis and pedicels are initially covered with white short hairs, then gradually become glabrous, and the pedicels are often in pairs; bracts are triangular, about 1 mm long; the perianth tube is about 1 mm long; the perianth tube is 1-1.2 cm long, white or light yellow; anthers are elliptical, with 4 glands, sometimes conjoined to form a 4-lobed disk; the ovary is glabrous. The nut is oval, 1-1.5 cm long, up to 1 cm in diameter, and blue-black or black. The flowering period is from June to October, and the fruiting period is from November to March of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist evergreen broad-leaved forests in hills or mountains at an altitude of 20-1300m.

【Properties and flavors】 Toxic

【Functions and indications】Detoxification and healing of sores. Main burns

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: grind appropriate amount and apply on the affected area.

【Note】 Not suitable for internal use.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Red leaf tree seeds are a kind of medicinal material that has existed for a long time. There are records about it in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that red leaf tree seeds do have good medicinal value.