The efficacy and function of Quercus brevis gall

The Chinese medicinal material Short-stalked Oak Gall is a relatively good medicinal material. Many people don’t know much about it, so let’s take a detailed look at the Chinese medicinal material Short-stalked Oak Gall below.

【Alias】Qing Gang Zhuan

[Source] Medicinal material source: The galled fruit of Quercus brachypedatifolia of the Fagaceae family.

[Original form] Deciduous tree, up to 10m high, or shrub-like. Young branches are sparsely pubescent, which gradually fall off. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-4mm long and glabrous; leaf blades are leathery, growing at the top of branches, oblong-obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 5-10cm long, 2-4cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, narrow rounded base, with incurved shallow glandular teeth, with silky hairs when young, glabrous in old leaves, with 7-12 pairs of lateral veins reaching the tooth tips, with glands at the tooth tips. Flowers are monoecious; male inflorescences are 5-6cm long, with axis and perianth covered with sparse hairs; female inflorescences are less than 1cm long. The cup is cup-shaped, covering about 1/3 of the nut, with ovate-triangular bracts extending out at the mouth, with soft hairs on the edges, 1-1.2 cm in diameter and about 8 mm high; the nut is ovate-elliptical, 0.8-1.2 cm in diameter, 1.2-1.8 cm high, with soft hairs at the tip, a short column and a slightly raised navel. The flowering period is April and the fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain mixed woods at an altitude of 60-2000m.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and stomach; promotes diuresis; detoxifies. Mainly for stomachache and difficult urination

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral administration: 3-5 pieces, grind into powder and drink with water.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb Short-stalked Oak Gall? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.