The efficacy and function of Huangqi leaves

The essence of traditional Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root cause. Compared with Western medicine, the effects and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine are much better. The same is true for the traditional Chinese medicine Huangqi leaves. Here we will introduce the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Huangqi leaves.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the plant Aralia serrata of the Juglandaceae 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: Even-pinnate compound leaves, with 6-8 leaflets, usually incomplete, mostly curled, oblong-lanceolate when flattened, or slightly sickle-shaped, 6-13cm long, 2-5cm wide, leathery, entire, brown or gray-green on the upper surface, light gray-green on the lower surface, prominent main vein, lateral veins pinnate; petiole about 0.5cm long. It is brittle and easily broken. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; Cool in nature

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and relieves pain. Mainly used for cold and fever; hernia and abdominal pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicine Huangqi leaves in the above article, we know that Huangqi leaves have many functions and effects and are extremely beneficial to the body. So if you have related symptoms, you might as well give it a try.