The efficacy and function of sea lotus fruit

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb Sea Lotus Fruit?

【English name】 Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the fruit and hypocotyl of the plant sea lotus of the rhizophoraceae family.

[Original form] Shrub or tree, 1-4m high, rarely up to 8m, with a breast diameter of 20-25cm. The bark is smooth and gray; there are plate-like roots and knee-shaped aerial roots at the base. Simple leaves are opposite, often gathered at the top of branches; petiole is 2-3cm long; stipules fall off early; leaf blade is leathery and shiny, oblong-oblanceolate, 5-12cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, gradually pointed at both ends, rarely broadly cuneate at the base, entire, margin not curled back; midrib is olive color, lateral veins are obvious above, and not obvious below. The flowers are golden yellow, solitary on a downward curved pedicel about 5 mm long, about 3 cm long; the calyx tube is bell-shaped, bright red, with longitudinal ridges, calyx lobes 9-11, usually 10, linear-lanceolate, 1.5-1.8 cm long; the petals are the same number as the sepals but shorter, 2 deeply divided, the edges are densely covered with coarse hairs, there is a short coarse hair between the cracks, the lobes are obtuse at the top, outward; the number of stamens is 1 times the number of petals; the ovary is semi-inferior, 2-4 chambers, the style is reddish yellow, with 3-4 longitudinal ridges, 3-4 stigmas, sprouting before the fruit leaves the mother tree, the hypocotyl is cylindrical, 20-30 cm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from autumn to the following spring.

【Functions and indications】Astringent and antidiarrheal. Mainly used for chronic diarrhea and loose bowel movements

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g. Fresh product can be mashed into juice; or dried product can be ground into powder.

【Note】 Do not take this medicine if you have diarrhea caused by damp-heat.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of sea lotus fruit in this article, we can learn about the related functions and eating methods of sea lotus fruit. The value of sea lotus fruit can be seen from its efficacy, which fully reflects the importance of sea lotus fruit.