The efficacy and function of three branches and leaves

Sanzhiye is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing Sanzhiye, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

【Other Names】 Three-forked leaf, three-clawed skin, happy leaf

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or leaf of Jasmine blossoms of the Oleaceae family.

[Original form] Shrub or small tree, 0.5-5m high. Branchlets glabrous or densely pubescent, angular. Leaves are alternate, with trifoliate and simple leaves mixed together, with 3 leaflets, rarely 2 or 5 leaflets; petiole 0.5-6cm long, grooved; leaf blade leathery, smooth on both sides or pubescent along midrib below; leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3-12.5cm long, 1-5cm wide, acute to acuminate at apex, rounded or cuneate at base, petiolules absent or up to 3cm; simple leaves ovate or broadly ovate, sometimes nearly rounded or lanceolate. The inflorescence is often arranged in a more or less panicle shape and terminal; the bracts are linear, 1-5mm long; the pedicels are 1-1; 2cm long, smooth and glabrous or sparsely pubescent to pubescent; the flowers are fragrant; the calyx is pubescent or glabrous, and the lobes are not obvious; the corolla is yellow, nearly funnel-shaped, with a corolla tube 0.8-1.2cm long, 4-5 lobes, broadly ovate or nearly circular, oblong, 3-9mm long, 3-4mm wide. The fruit is spherical or oval, 1-1.6cm long, 0.5-1.6cm in diameter, and black or reddish black. The flowering period is from March to July, and the fruiting period is August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows by streams or in forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness; relieve pain; stop bleeding. Mainly used for cold and fever; headache and body pain; rheumatism and pain; traumatic injury; bleeding due to trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some basic functions of Sanzhi leaves introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating Sanzhi leaves, so that you will not use them wrongly when eating them, and you can also make better use of the value of Sanzhi leaves.