The efficacy and function of stinking camphor

Many people are not very clear about stinking camphor, so when choosing stinking camphor, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

[Other names] White camphor, fragrant camphor

[Source] Medicinal material source: the fruit or wood of Cinnamomum yunnanensis of the Lauraceae family.

[Original form] Cinnamomum yunnanensis is an evergreen tree, up to 20m high. The bark is gray-brown, longitudinally cracked, and fragrant; the branches are glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1.5-3.5cm long and nearly glabrous; leaf blades are elliptic, ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 6-15cm long, 4-6.5cm wide, with acute or short acuminate apex, cuneate, broadly cuneate or nearly rounded base, sometimes asymmetrical on both sides, dark green and shiny above, pink-green below, pubescent below when young, then shed and become glabrous, or slightly pubescent, with pinnate veins, sparsely tricerine from the base, 4-5 pairs of lateral veins, lateral vein axils are obviously raised above, with obvious glandular crypts below, the crypts are hairy or nearly glabrous, and the reticulate veins are fine and inconspicuous; leathery. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in mountain evergreen broad-leaved forests.

【Cultivation】 1. Biological characteristics: It prefers warm and humid climate. It often grows in rock crevices at the foot of mountains, in stream valleys, or in secondary broad-leaved forests. It is not very demanding on soil, grows fastest in loose and moist soil, and has strong germination ability.

[Chemical composition] The leaves contain volatile oil, which includes camphene, α-pinene, p-cymene, linalool, α-terpineol, camphor, citral, capric aldehyde, methylhepteneketone, cinoole and eugenol.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; warm

【Entry】 Lung; Spleen

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold; promote qi circulation and relieve pain. It is used for colds caused by wind and cold; cough; rheumatic pain; abdominal distension and pain; diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction or soak in wine, 6-9g of fruit, 15-30g of wood.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Having said so much, we can see that stinking camphor has many uses. It can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. You might as well know more about these, it will be helpful in your life.