The efficacy and function of white wood

White wood is a commonly used medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine and is often used to treat various diseases. So today I will share with you some information about white wood.

[Other names] Wild yellow peel, chicken egg yolk (Color Atlas of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines), small orange, small umbrella, powder, wild pepper (List of Guangxi Medicinal Plants).

[Source] It is the root or root bark of the Rutaceae plant.

[Original morphology] Small tree, 1 to 3 meters high, with twigs, petioles, leaf veins, rachis and flower branches covered with extended short soft hairs. Odd-pinnate compound leaves; leaflets 5 to 11, alternate, petiolate, sickle-lanceolate, 4 to 7 cm long, 1.8 to 3 cm wide, pointed at apex, rounded or obtuse base, extremely asymmetrical, with sparse teeth on margin. The corymb panicle is terminal; the flowers are small and numerous, white; there are 5 sepals, less than 1 mm long; there are 5 petals, oblong, about 4 mm long, and hairy on the outside; there are 10 stamens, alternating long and short, and the anthers are broadly elliptic; the ovary is hairy, 5-chambered, and the stigma is capitate. The berry is oval or obovate, about 1 cm long, yellow or scarlet when ripe, with glandular dots on the surface; there are 1 to 2 seeds. The flowering period is from December to April of the following year. Fruiting period is July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in wilderness and jungle. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, cool.

[Functions and indications] Treat swelling and pain caused by falls, fractures, sprains, rheumatism and sore throat.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3 to 5 qian; or soaked in wine. For external use: grind into powder and stir-fry with wine for application.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating chest pain, bruises and sprains: decocted 3 to 5 qian of dried root of Datura striata in water and taken orally. (Color Atlas of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Luchuan Materia Medica".

The above is the relevant knowledge about white wood introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that white wood has many benefits and functions to the human body, so you can use white wood to treat some diseases.