The efficacy and function of white sandalwood root

Many people choose sandalwood root because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but you should be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

[Other names] Arsenic seeds, toad saliva (Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources List).

[Source] It is the root of the plant Dalbergia paniculata of the Alumaceae family.

【Original form】Deciduous shrub or tree. Young branches and leaf backs are usually sparsely covered with white hairs. The leaves are papery, ovate-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 3-9 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, with pointed or short acuminate apex, base usually broadly cuneate, margin with incurved sharp serrations; petiole about 4-5 mm long. Flowers white, slightly fragrant, in terminal or axillary panicles. There is no bract outside the calyx; there are 5 sepals with eyelashes; the petals are oblong-elliptical, about 5 mm long; there are about 25 stamens, of varying lengths, some slightly shorter than the petals or slightly longer; the style is about the same length as the stamens, and the stigma is not divided. The drupe is obliquely ovoid-spherical, blue-black, about 6 mm long, with 5 persistent calyx teeth at the top. Flowering period is May. The fruit heat period is July.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mountain forests. Distributed throughout North China, Central China and South China.

【Functions and indications】 "Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Directory": "Disperses wind and detoxifies, and treats abdominal tumors."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of sandalwood root. There are also some ways and methods when eating sandalwood root. The above methods of eating are very helpful in regulating various problems of the human body, so you can do it with confidence.