The efficacy and function of azalea leaves

Azalea leaves are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. This kind of medicine can involve many aspects in the treatment of diseases, so before choosing azalea leaves, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Source] The young leaves of Rhododendron, a plant of the Ericaceae family.

[Chemical composition] The leaves and young branches contain flavonoids, coumarins, triterpenes, organic acids, amino acids, tannins, phenols, sterols, cardiac glycosides, volatile oils, etc.; the flavonoids include azalea A and B, 0.012% azalea alcohol and 0.4% azalea glycoside. The leaves also contain 0.6% fruit acid and ashwood toxin.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, flat.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies, and stops bleeding. Treat carbuncles, furuncles, traumatic bleeding, and urticaria.

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: mash and apply or decoct in water for bathing.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating finger carbuncle and various positive swellings: Take an appropriate amount of fresh young leaves from rhododendron branches, mash them into a paste, apply it to the affected area, and change the dressing twice a day. It can relieve pain and reduce swelling, and dissipate the pus before it turns into suppuration. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine Prescriptions)

[Clinical application] Treatment of chronic bronchitis: Grind the dried leaves of Rhizoma Cynoglossi into powder and make a 1:1 tincture. Take 10 to 20 ml each time, twice a day. More than 1,000 people have been treated, with a recent efficacy rate of 80%. It has significant antitussive and expectorant effects, and thick phlegm can be easily coughed out. It has also been used for coughs caused by the common cold as a general cough syrup. There are fewer side effects. If the daily dosage exceeds 3 to 4 taels of the raw medicine, it may cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting, slow heartbeat, etc. Most of them disappear after stopping the drug without any sequelae.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Commonly Used Herbs in Zhejiang Folk".

The above are some basic functions of azalea leaves introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating azalea leaves, so that you will not make mistakes when eating them, and you can also make better use of the value of azalea leaves.