The efficacy and function of white taro peel

Nowadays, our living standards are constantly improving, but our health quality is constantly declining. Unscientific diet poses a potential threat to our bodies. Many Chinese medicinal herbs can regulate and improve our bodies. Here I would like to introduce you to the white calamus bark.

[Alias] Color confession, taro bark tree.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The gum of Sterculia velutipes, a plant of the Sterculiaceae family.

[Original form] A tree of Sterculia velutipes. The bark is grayish white. Branchlets are stout and have time scars, and are covered with brown stellate pubescence when young. Leaves are alternate; petioles are stout, about 16cm long and hairy; stipules are lanceolate, about 1cm long; leaves are palmately 3-7-lobed, base is broadly cordate, 17-22cm long, and width is almost equal to length; middle lobe is broadly ovate, caudate-acuminate, up to 8cm long and about 8cm wide, with sparse short soft hairs on the upper side and dense yellow-brown stellate hairs on the lower side. The panicles are axillary and densely covered with rusty hairs; the flowers are yellow; the calyx is broadly bell-shaped, about 1 cm long, 5-lobed, pubescent on the outside and glabrous on the inside, with lobes lanceolate, acute at the apex, about 6 mm long, and spreading outward; the androgynophore of the male flower is curved, glabrous, with 10 anthers; the ovary of the female flower is spherical, with a style curved downward and covered with hairs. The follicles are oblong, 3-5cm long, with a short beak at the tip, and are densely covered with rusty long hairs inside and out. Seeds oblong, black. The flowering period is February, and the fruiting period is April-May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in mixed woods in valleys or cultivated on the edge of villages.

【Chemical composition】 Gum contains aspartic acid, valine, proline, glutamic acid, glycine and threonine.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; Bitter; Neutral

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness; set bones. Mainly used for rheumatic pain, edema, urinary incontinence, and fractures

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After the above introduction to white taro peel, we have a detailed understanding of white taro peel. In life, we can learn more about the characteristics of white calamus bark and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.