The efficacy and function of red spruce

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Picea koraiensis.

[Other names] Red-skinned pine, white pine

[Source] Medicinal material source: leaves, branches and bark of Picea rubra, a plant of the Pinaceae family.

[Original form] Tree, more than 30m tall, chest circumference 60-80cm. The bark is gray-brown or light reddish-brown. Annual branches are light reddish brown or light yellowish brown, glabrous or almost glabrous, with obvious peg-shaped pulvinus on twigs; winter buds are conical, with upper bud scales often spreading outward and apex often recurved. The leaves are quadrangular and linear, with leaves on the main branches nearly radially arranged and leaves on the lateral branches extending straight upward, 1.2-2.2cm long, about 1.5mm wide, pointed at the tip, diamond-shaped in cross section, with stomatal lines on all four sides, 5-8 on the top and 3-5 on the bottom. The cones are unisexual and monoecious, with male cones solitary in the leaf axils and drooping. The cones are solitary at the top of branches, drooping, ovate-cylindrical or oblong-ovate-cylindrical, 5-8cm long, 2.5-3.5m in diameter, green-yellow-brown to brown when ripe; the seed scales are thinly woody, triangular-obovate or obovate, with rounded or obtuse triangular tips, the exposed parts are shiny, often smooth, and without obvious longitudinal lines; the bract scales are line-shaped and very small. The seeds are obovate, about 4 mm long, with long membranous wings at the top. The flowering period is May-June, and the cones mature in September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests at an altitude of 400-1800m.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness. Treats rheumatic pain

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, soak in hot water and wash.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material Picea koraiensis. Picea koraiensis is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, red spruce has a certain conditioning effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation.