The efficacy and function of frozen green leaves

The medical value of frozen green leaves is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Frozen green leaves contain many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Source] It is the leaves of Machilus yunnanensis, a plant of the Lauraceae family . Harvested in winter and spring.

[Original form] A tree, 20 meters high; the crown is spherical and fragrant; the bark is gray-brown. Branchlets gray-green, smooth and hairless. The leaves are alternate, leathery, obovate, 7-9 cm long, 4-5 cm wide, with a broad cuneate base, dark green above and greenish-pale beneath, glabrous on both sides, entire, with pinnate veins, 8-9 pairs of lateral veins protruding beneath; the petiole is 1.5-2 cm long and glabrous. The panicles are axillary in the axils of the involucres; the involucres caducous early; the flowers are yellow; the tepals are 6, oblong, with long soft hairs on the inner surface, in 2 whorls, the outer whorl being smaller; the fertile stamens are 9, the anthers are 4-celled, and the anthers of the third whorl of stamens are dehiscent outward. The fruit is oval, 1 cm long and 5 mm in diameter, black when ripe, with slightly expanded persistent tepals at the base. The flowering period is late autumn and early winter.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in shady and moist mountain valleys. Distributed in Yunnan.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and reduces inflammation. Treat mumps, sores, burns from water or fire, rheumatism, and fractures.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian, or grind into powder. For external use: grind into powder and apply on skin.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of mumps and sores: take equal parts of frozen green leaves and cypress branches and leaves, grind them into powder, mix with egg white and apply externally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Commonly Used Herbs among Kunming Folks".

The above is an introduction to the effects of frozen green leaves. When using it, you can use it according to the needs mentioned above. Frozen green leaves are also very helpful in treating certain diseases.