The efficacy and function of Euonymus thunbergii

Euonymus japonicus is a very common medicinal material in life. It can be used to make medicated food and medicine. There are also many ways to use Euonymus japonicus, so you can choose it with confidence. Let’s take a look at it together.

【English name】 Hundred-dente Spindle-tree

[Other names] Fufangmu, Zhuyeqing, and Mountain Eucommia.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Euonymus japonicus of the Celastraceae family.

[Original form] Euonymus thunbergii shrub, up to 6m tall. Branchlets quadrangular, sometimes narrowly winged. Leaves are opposite; petioles are extremely short or sessile; oblong-elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 5-11cm long, 2-4cm wide, with long acuminate tips and margins with obvious sharp and dense serrations. The cyme has 1-3 flowers, the peduncle is slightly square, up to 1 cm long; the flowers are dark yellow, about 7 mm in diameter, and 4 in number; the stamens have no filaments and are attached to the 4 corners of the square disk. The capsule is deeply lobed into 4 parts, with the lobes developing laterally, and usually only 1-2 lobes mature. The seeds are reddish brown, the aril is orange-yellow, and the top is narrow and ridge-like, only surrounding half of the axial surface of the seed.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in mixed woods, bamboo forests, etc. in the mountains.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; bitter; slightly warm

【Meridian】 Kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and cold; regulate qi and relieve asthma; promote blood circulation and detoxify. It is used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; back pain; stomach pain; asthma; irregular menstruation; traumatic injury; poisonous snake bite

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-15g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area; or mash fresh product and apply on the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": The fruit is mainly used to treat asthma.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to the medicinal value of Euonymus japonicus. For most people in real life, there is no need to worry about side effects when using Euonymus japonicus to treat diseases. Therefore, using Euonymus japonicus to treat diseases is an effective and practical treatment method, and it has been widely used in clinical practice.