The efficacy and function of Bailang flower

Bailanghua is a very common Chinese medicine and also a very important medicinal material. We need to pay attention to it. Bailanghua can be used in combination with other medicines, and we need to take it appropriately according to our physical condition. Let’s take a look at the main effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Bailanghua.

[Source] It is the root bark of Tilia oemeiensis, a plant of the Oak family.

[Original form] Deciduous tree, about 10 meters high. Buds ovate, bud scales acute or blunt. Simple leaves are alternate; rectangular or oblong-ovate, 9-11 cm long, 4-7 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, obliquely rounded at the base, entire, densely covered with gray star-shaped felt hairs when young; petiole 2-3 cm long. Inflorescence, 9 to 12 flowers; bracts linear-rectangular, 14 to 16 cm long, 2 to 2.2 cm wide, densely covered with stellate felts on the underside; 5 sepals, narrowly triangular, covered with gray felts on the outside and long soft hairs on the inside; 5 petals, yellow, ovate-lanceolate; many stamens, 5 staminodes, petal-shaped; ovary obovate, covered with dense gray felts, stigma 5-lobed. The fruit is obovate and covered with gray star-shaped felt hairs. Flowering period is July. The fruit ripens in October.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in forests in mid-mountain areas. Distributed in Sichuan and other places.

[Nature and flavor] Bitter and pungent, cool in nature, non-toxic.

【Functions and indications】Promotes the circulation of qi. Treat injuries from falls and five types of tuberculosis and seven types of injuries.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: stew meat, 0.5-1 tael; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica".

The above content is an introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Bailanghua. I hope it can be of some help to you. The culture of traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. When treating diseases, we need to choose different medicines according to the different diseases to better help the body relieve troubles.