The efficacy and function of big head tea

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, big head tea is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about big head tea, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Alias] Huadongqing, Dashanpi.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The stem bark of the Camellia oleifera plant of the Theaceae family.

[Original form] Camellia oleifera is an evergreen shrub or small tree, up to 8m tall. The bark is grayish white. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are stout, 7.5-15mm long; leaf blades are thick leathery, oblanceolate to oblong, 6-18cm long, 2-6cm wide, with rounded apex, sometimes concave, base gradually narrowed, entire or with shallow teeth at the top, bright green above, and glabrous on both sides. The flowers are large, milky white, 7.5-12cm in diameter, rarely up to 15cm, solitary or clustered at the top of branchlets; bracteoles and sepals are arranged in a shingle-like manner, leathery, persistent; petals are 5-6, broadly obcordate, deeply lobed at the apex; stamens are numerous, filaments are connate only at the base; ovary is rectangular, 5-chambered, and the style is split at the apex. Capsule oblong, 5-sided, up to 3.5cm long. The seeds have wings at the tip.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in valleys, stream banks and forest edges at an altitude of 500-3000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Activates blood circulation and relieves pain. Mainly used for rheumatic low back pain and traumatic injuries

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 5-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of big head tea. I hope everyone can follow the doctor's advice when taking it, and at the same time pay attention to exercise and enhance their own resistance.