The efficacy and function of half-pulled

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[Other names] See air-dried, half-column, thousand-gold hornbeam

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit spike of Ulmus pumila of the Betulaceae family.

[Original form] Tree, up to 15m high. The bark is yellowish brown and shallowly fissured. The twigs are brown or orange-yellow, grooved, sparsely pubescent when young, and gray with lenticels when old. Simple leaves, alternate in 2 rows; petiole 1.5-2cm long; leaf blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, rarely obovate, 7-15cm long, 4-5cm wide, apex acuminate, with thorn tip, base obliquely cordate, margin with irregular thorn-like double serrations, sparsely pubescent or glabrous above, sparsely pubescent along veins below; 15-20 pairs of lateral veins. The flowers are unisexual and monoecious; the male inflorescence is drooping, growing on the branches of the previous year, 6 cm long, with more than 10 stamens; the female inflorescence grows at the top of the new branches, with long stalks, linear bracts, hairy, each bract contains a pistil, and the bracts are large and surround the ovary. The fruit bract is broadly oval, 15-25 mm long, 10-13 mm wide, arranged in an imbricate manner, rolled inward, and with obvious veins. The nutlets are oblong, 4-6 mm long, 2 mm in diameter, with inconspicuous fine ribs. The flowering period is May and the fruit ripening period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in the shade of hillsides or in mixed woods in valleys at an altitude of 500-2500m.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; bland; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the stomach and helps digestion. Mainly used for spleen and stomach weakness; loss of appetite; abdominal distension; indigestion

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine Banlazi plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of half-grain has many benefits for our body.