The efficacy and function of red back cinnamon

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating diseases, and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a traditional Chinese medicine, red-back cinnamon.

【English name】 all-grass of Cochinchinese Excoecaria

[Other names] Red leaf back, golden lock jade, arrow poison tree, sky blue and red ground.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Euphorbiaceae plant Rubus rubrum.

[Original form] Red-backed Osmanthus shrub, up to 1m tall. Branchlets lenticellate, smooth and glabrous. Leaves are opposite, rarely in whorls of 3, rarely alternate; petiole 3-10mm long; stipules small, nearly triangular, with slightly prominent tearing teeth on the margin; leaf blade thin, oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, 5-13cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, acuminate at the apex, obtuse or cuneate at the base, sparsely shallowly serrulate on the margin, dark green above, purple-red below, 6-12 pairs of lateral veins, slightly obvious. Flowers are unisexual and dioecious; male inflorescence is about 1-2cm long; bracts are ovate, longer than pedicels, with 1 gland on each side of the base, 2 bracteoles, linear, with 2 glands at the base; male sepals are 3, lanceolate, with tear-like denticles on the margin, and filaments are separate; female inflorescence is very short, consisting of 3-5 flowers, with pedicels 1-2mm long; bracts are ovate, shorter than pedicels; bracteoles are the same as male flowers; female sepals are 3, broadly ovate, with denticles on the margin, ovary is spherical, glabrous, styles are 3, separate, more or less fused at the base, about 2.2mm long, curved outward and curled at the tip, close to the ovary. The capsule is spherical, concave at the top, flattened at the base, about 8.5-10mm in diameter, about 7mm high, red and fleshy. Seeds ovate, smooth. Flowering and fruiting period throughout the year.

[Habitat distribution] Potted plants can be found in various parts of my country.

[Cultivation] Biological characteristics: It likes warm and humid environments, is suitable for planting in sandy loam, and tolerates partial shade.

【Properties】 Cockstooth is an evergreen shrub, up to 3m tall. The whole plant is hairless. Leaves are opposite or nearly opposite; petioles are extremely short; leaf blades are oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 2-14cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate, base cuneate, green on both sides, with shallow serrations on the edges, dorsal veins of young leaves are often purple-red, and pinnate veins are connected in an arc that does not reach the leaf margin. Flowers axillary, green. Capsule small, nearly spherical, stigma persistent. Flowering period is March-April.

[Chemical composition] Diterpenoid orthoesters were isolated from the same genus of plant Aquilaria agarwood E. Aga-llocha L.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; slightly bitter; neutral; toxic

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism; dredge meridians; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, lumbar muscle strain, and traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g. For external use: appropriate amount: appropriate amount, mash fresh product for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Whole plant: spicy, slightly bitter, neutral in nature, slightly toxic. It has the function of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Used for measles, mumps, tonsillitis, angina pectoris, renal colic; lumbar muscle strain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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