The efficacy and function of red Schefflera arborvitae

In modern life, everyone is very familiar with various Chinese herbal medicines, among which Schefflera arboricola is a very common one. So what are the effects and functions of Schefflera arboricola? Let’s take a look.

【English Name】 root of Redflower schefflera

[Other names] Seven-leaf lotus, Tonghua tree, Dangdun

[Source] Medicinal material source: the stem bark and root of Schefflera arboricola of the Araliaceae family.

[Original form] Red-flowered Schefflera is a tree, about 7m tall. Branchlets stout, sparsely stellate-hairy, pith solid. Leaves with 7-8 leaflets; petioles cylindrical, 25-35cm long, glabrous, petiolules unequal in length, 1.5-8cm long, glabrous; leaflets papery, oblong-lanceolate, the middle one larger, 24cm long, about 8cm solid, smaller on both sides, 10-11cm long, 3cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate, tip 1.5-2cm long, slightly sickle-shaped, base obtuse to rounded, entire; brown above, light brown below, glabrous on both sides when dry; 7-10 lateral veins, obvious below, reticulate veins inconspicuous on both sides. The panicle is terminal, about 30cm long, almost glabrous, with sparse branches, about 18cm long in the lower part and gradually shortened above; the umbel has 10-20 flowers, arranged in a raceme on the branches; the peduncle is 1-2cm long, usually with 2 bracts in the middle, almost glabrous; the bracts are ovate, 1-2mm long, with short soft hairs on the outside; the pedicels are thin, 5-6mm, and grow to 8mm after crystallization; the bracts are small, ovate, and covered with short soft hairs on the outside; the calyx is obconical, about 3mm long, glabrous, and the margin is nearly entire; the petals are 5, long triangular, about 3mm long, and glabrous; the flowers are light reddish yellow; the stamens are 5, slightly longer than the anther petals, and the filaments are about 4.5mm long; the ovary is inferior, 8-9-loculed, and the styles are fused into a short column, about 1mm long, with an inconspicuous stigma and 8-9 lobes. The fruit is spherical, about 3mm in diameter, and the disk is flat. Flowering and fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valley forests at an altitude of 980m.

【Functions and indications】 Clears lungs and relieves cough; dispels wind and relieves pain. Mainly used for cough caused by external factors; rheumatic pain; pain caused by falls

【Usage and Dosage】 Take orally 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Stem bark and roots: used for rheumatoid arthritis, cold and cough, fever, bruises, sprains and pains.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Red Flower Schefflera. Red Flower Schefflera is very beneficial to human health, and you can try it.