The efficacy and function of square leaf May tea

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose Chinese medicine with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Now we will introduce the traditional Chinese medicine Fangye May Tea.

【English name】 quadrate lobe Antidesma

[Alias] Tanabe wood.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the Euphorbiaceae plant Mayflower.

[Original form] Square-leafed May tea is a shrub or small tree, 1-6m high. Young branches are pubescent. Leaves are alternate; petioles are about 1 cm long and pubescent; stipules are linear and fall off early; leaves are oblong or obovate, 3-8 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, both ends are nearly rounded, the apex sometimes has a small tip or slightly concave, all linear, slightly curled, more or less pubescent on the upper veins, and all covered with short intervening hairs on the lower side or sometimes with sparse hairs, with 5-7 lateral veins on each side. The male inflorescence is a branched spike inflorescence; the female inflorescence is a branched raceme, all covered with white soft hairs; the male flowers are yellow-green, with 5 sepals, rarely 6-7, ovate, densely covered with short soft hairs; the stamens are usually 4-5, and the filaments are inserted between separate glands, which are covered with long soft hairs; the female pedicel is very short; the calyx is similar to that of the male flowers; the disk is annular, the ovary is covered with short soft hairs, and there are 3 stigmas. The drupe is flattened spherical, sparsely pubescent, and about 4 mm in diameter. Flowering period is April-May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on hillsides, wilderness or sparse woods.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Drain pus and relieve itching. Mainly for children's head sores

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or decoct it in water for washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The wood is used to regulate menstruation; the leaves are used to treat headaches in children.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Fangye May Tea. Fangye May Tea is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.