The efficacy and function of large-leaf golden flower tea

Chinese medicine has different effects on our body and can regulate our body. Today we will introduce a Chinese medicine: large-leaf golden flower tea. What are its specific effects and functions? Let’s take a look.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of Camellia chrysantha of the Theaceae family.

[Original form] Large-leaf Camellia chrysantha is an evergreen shrub, 2-3m tall. The terminal bud is greenish white and nearly glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-1.2cm long and glabrous; leaf blades are leathery, elliptical or oblong, 16-21cm long, 6-8cm wide, acute at the apex, with a caudate tip, rounded base, small serrations on the margins, with a small dark brown glandular dot at the end of the teeth, glabrous on both sides, with 9-12 pairs of lateral veins, concave on the upper side and convex on the lower side. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils; pedicels are about 0.5 cm long, with 5-6 bracts, obovate or semicircular; sepals are 5, 0.5-0.6 cm long, 0.4-0.7 cm wide, nearly glabrous on the outside and covered with short silvery soft hairs on the inside; corolla is about 3 cm in diameter, petals are golden yellow, 3 on the outside and 4-5 on the inside; stamens are numerous, anthers are elliptical, yellow; ovary is 3-chambered, glabrous; styles are 3, separate, glabrous or nearly glabrous. The capsule is oblate, about 3-4.5cm in diameter, and yellow-green. The seeds are nearly spherical, with grayish yellow or light yellowish brown surface. The flowering period is from November to January of the following year, and the fruit ripening period is from November to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valleys, streams and forests.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies and relieves sore throat. Main sore throat

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 9-15g; or soak in boiling water.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Now you know the effects of large-leaf golden flower tea. I didn’t know that large-leaf golden flower tea was such a valuable thing before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. Therefore, in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.