The efficacy and function of large-leaf golden osmanthus

As for the broadleaf osmanthus fragrans, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce the big-leaf golden osmanthus to you.

[Other names] Xiangling fruit, narrow waist bubble

[Source] Medicinal material source: branches and leaves of the ant flower of the Melastomataceae family.

[Original form] Upright subshrub or shrub, 0.6-1.5m high. The stem is quadrangular, and the stem, petiole and leaves are densely covered with strigosus hairs. Leaves are opposite; petioles are extremely short, 1-4mm long; leaf blades are hard and papery, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-13cm long, 1.5-3.8cm wide, acuminate at apex, cordate to obtuse at base, entire, ciliate, with 5 basal veins. The inflorescence is composed of panicles, terminal; bracts are leaf-like; pedicels are short or almost absent; calyx is about 2 cm long, with comb-like prickly protrusions on the outside of the calyx tube and between the lobes, lobes are 5, oblong, as long as the calyx tube, glabrous on both sides, with ciliate margins; petals are 5, red to pink, rarely purple-red, broadly obovate, oblique, 1.5-2.5 cm long, with ciliate margins in the upper half; stamens are 10, often inclined to one side, filaments slightly longer than anthers, anthers with short beaks, connective base slightly swollen and disc-shaped, with short spurs; ovary is semi-inferior, 5-chambered, ovoid-globose, with a circle of short bristles at the apex, and densely strigose hairs in the upper half. The capsule is ovoid-spherical, with 5 longitudinal cracks, about 8mm long and 6mm in diameter. The persistent calyx is in the shape of an altar, with a flat tip, about 8mm long, and densely combed prickles on the outside. The flowering period is from August to October, and the fruiting period is from September to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in open hillside grasslands, bushes, roadsides and field edges at an altitude of 550-1900m. It is also found in the edge of sparse woods and moist places beside streams.

【Functions and indications】Drying dampness and killing insects. Main scabies itching

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the large-leaf golden osmanthus. Since it is a traditional Chinese medicinal material, we can eat it with confidence. The large-leaf golden osmanthus has a very good effect on improving all aspects of the human body.