The efficacy and function of flat axis wood

Many people choose flat-axed wood because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

【English name】 root of Jerusalemthorn

[Source] Medicinal material source: branches, bark or leaves of the Leguminosae plant.

[Original form] A small tree with thorns. Up to 6m high. With smooth green bark. The leaves are twice even-pinnate, with a short petiole and a central axis with a thorn; the pinnae are 2-4, clustered at the base of the thorny axis, up to 30 cm long, and when the leaflets fall off or are undeveloped, they look like twigs with many leaflets; the leaflets are oblong, 3-8 mm long, 3 mm wide, with rounded apex, sometimes slightly emarginate, base cuneate, entire, glabrous, and fall early. The racemes are gluey and the flowers are sparsely arranged; the flowers are thin and about 15mm long; the bracts are lanceolate; the inflorescences are tray-shaped; there are 5 sepals, about 6mm long, fused at the base to form a short tube; there are 5 petals, yellow, fragrant, separate, about 10mm long and 6mm wide; there are 10 stamens, separate, and hairy at the base. The pods are beaded, flattened, leathery, about 8-15cm long and 6-8mm wide. There are usually 4-7 seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Widely cultivated in tropical areas, but also grows wild.

[Chemical composition] The bark contains β-sitosterol-β-D-glucoside, choline, β-amyrinacetate, β-amyrone (β-amyrenone) and β-sitosterol.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Kidney; Spleen meridian

【Functions and indications】 Tonic. Mainly used for physical weakness; fatigue due to overwork; deficiency fever; spontaneous sweating; night sweats

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

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The bark, branches and leaves have the function of replenishing the body's deficiency and fatigue. Used for general physical weakness.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of flat-axis wood. There are also some ways and methods when eating flat-axis wood. The above eating methods are very helpful for regulating various problems of the human body, so you can rest assured.