The efficacy and function of dwarf bayberry peel

Chinese medicinal materials are very effective in treating certain diseases. Although the effect is a little slow, they have no side effects on the human body and are still highly respected by people. However, when choosing, you need to pay attention to its usage methods, etc. Let us learn about the medicinal material of dwarf bayberry peel.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root bark, stem bark or root of Yunnan Bayberry, a plant of the Myricaceae family.

【Original form】 Evergreen shrub, 0.5-2m high. The twigs are relatively stout, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves are leathery or thinly leathery; petioles are 1-4mm long, glabrous or with sparse soft hairs; leaf blades are oblong-obovate to shortly cuneate-obovate, 2.5-8cm long, 1-3cm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, cuneate base, and often with a few coarse serrations above the middle. After growth, the glands on the upper side fall off, leaving pits, while the glands on the lower side often do not fall off, and are glabrous or sometimes have sparse soft hairs on the upper midrib; the veins are sunken on the upper side and protruding on the lower side. Dioecious; male inflorescence solitary in leaf axils, erect or tilted upward, 1-1.5cm long; branches extremely shortened and single spike-shaped, each branch with 1-3 male flowers, male flowers without bracts, with 1-3 stamens; female inflorescence base with extremely short and inconspicuous branches, solitary in leaf axils, about 1.5cm long, each branch usually with 2-4 sterile bracts and 2 female flowers, female flowers with 2 bracts, ovary glabrous. The drupe is red, spherical, and about 1-1.5cm in diameter. The flowering period is February-March, and the fruiting period is June-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forest edges and thickets on hillsides at an altitude of 1500-3500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; astringent; cool

【Functions and indications】 Astringent and stops diarrhea; astringent and stops bleeding; unblocks meridians and relieves pain. It is mainly used for dysentery, diarrhea, rectal prolapse, metrorrhagia, gastrointestinal bleeding, rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, traumatic bleeding, impetigo, scabies, and burns caused by water or fire.

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above article analyzes some of the effects of dwarf bayberry peel. In our daily life, we can eat dwarf bayberry peel in moderation according to our own situation, which will greatly help improve our body functions.