The efficacy and function of Huangqi peel

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

[Other names] Magnolia officinalis, false cinnamon

[Source] Medicinal material source: the bark of the juglans regia plant of the walnut family.

[Original form] Semi-evergreen tree, more than 10 meters high. The bark is brown with deep longitudinal cracks; the branches are thin and solid; the naked buds are stacked and have petioles; the whole plant is covered with orange-yellow shield-shaped glands. Even-pinnate compound leaves, 12-25cm long, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets, rarely 1-2 pairs; leaf blades are leathery, oblong-lanceolate to oblong, 6-14cm long, 2-5cm wide, acuminate or short acuminate at apex, oblique at base, entire, glossy on both sides. Flowers are unisexual, monoecious or rarely dioecious; one female inflorescence and several male inflorescences are long and drooping, forming a terminal panicle bundle; the female inflorescence is at the top and the male inflorescence is below, or the male and female inflorescences are separated and the female inflorescence is alone at the terminal; the bracts of both female and male flowers are 3-lobed, with 4 tepals, the male flowers are sessile or nearly sessile, with 10-12 stamens and almost no filaments; the female flowers have a pedicel about 1-3mm long, the tepals are attached to the ovary, there is no style, and the stigma is 4-lobed and slightly rolled outward. The infructescence is 15-25cm long. The fruit is spherical or oblate, nut-shaped, about 4mm in diameter, densely covered with yellow-brown glands, the exocarp is membranous, the endocarp is bony, the bracts are supported at the base of the fruit, forming a membranous fruit wing, and the middle fruit wing lobe is 3-5cm long, about twice the length of the lobes on both sides. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in drier sparse woods on hillsides at an altitude of 200-1500m. It is drought- and barren-resistant and is a common tree species in secondary forests.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The bark is in the shape of a single roll or double roll, of varying lengths, and 3-4mm thick. The outer surface is gray-brown or gray-brown, rough, with oval lenticels; the inner surface is purple-brown, smooth, with shallow longitudinal lines. It is hard and brittle, easy to break, with an uneven cross section and slightly flaky. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly bitter and astringent.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; pungent; neutral

【Functions and indications】Promote qi circulation; eliminate dampness; relieve stagnation. Mainly used for dampness stagnation in spleen and stomach; abdominal distension; diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about yellow wolfberry peel. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply Huangqi peel in life to serve our health.