The efficacy and function of bay leaves

Health preservation is very important for modern people. If you know how to preserve your health, you will have a better grasp of health than others. Bay leaves can be a kind of health-preserving food that you should eat more often in daily life. Bay leaves are also a kind of health-preserving food with strong health-preserving effects. Especially for some friends with poor digestion, they can use bay leaves to promote gastrointestinal health.

Bay leaves are very effective and are very helpful in promoting physical health. At the same time, bay leaves are also a good medicine for treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, it is very important to understand the effects and functions of bay leaves. Let us take a brief look at it below.

The efficacy and function of bay leaf root

【Pinyin name】Xiānɡ Yè Gēn

【source】

Medicinal material source: The root of the Lauraceae plant.

Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Lindera fragrans Oliv. [L.rosthornii Diels.]

Harvesting and storage: It can be harvested all year round, washed, sliced ​​and dried.

[Original form] Fragrant leaves, evergreen shrub, 1-3m high. The twigs are smooth and the bark is yellow-green. The leaves are alternate, fragrant, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 4.5-9cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, with long pointed tips, sharp or cuneate bases, dark green above, gray-green below, silky when young, with dense pits on both sides; 3-veined, lateral veins thin and inconspicuous; petiole about 5-8mm long. The flowers are dioecious, yellow and fragrant. Umbels are axillary, male inflorescences have no peduncle, and have 2-7 flowers; the perianth is 6-lobed; there are 9 fertile stamens, and the anthers are 2-chambered, with introrse petal dehiscence. The fruit is oblong, hairless, about 1 cm long, black when ripe, and the pedicel is about the same length as the fruit and has silky hairs.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: Grown under sparse woods and in rocky valleys at an altitude of 300-1200m.

Resource distribution: Distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

【Properties】

1. Identification of properties: The tubers are mostly spindle-shaped, slightly curved, and some are swollen in the middle into a bead-like shape. They are 5-18 cm long and 1-4 cm in diameter. The surface is brown or yellowish brown, with longitudinal wrinkles and traces of fibrous roots falling off. They are hard and difficult to break. The slices are 2-4mm thick, with a yellow or light yellow-brown cross section, a darker middle section, and radial and light brown ring patterns. They are brittle and easy to break. It has a fragrant smell and a slightly spicy and bitter taste.

2. Microscopic identification of powder characteristics: yellow-white. ① There are many starch granules. Single granules are spherical, oblong or oval, with a diameter of 5-50μm. The hilum is dot-shaped, short rod-shaped, fissure-shaped or fork-shaped. Compound granules are composed of 2-3 sub-granules. ②The wood fibers are light yellow, 30-40μm in diameter, about 7μm thick, and have single pores. ③ The bast fibers are nearly colorless, long spindle-shaped, 20-30 μm in diameter, with extremely thick walls and obvious pores. ④ The bordered pit vessels are about 50μm in diameter and the bordered pits are densely arranged. ⑤The cell wall of wood rays is slightly thicker. ⑥ The oil cells are oblong and contain brown secretions.

【Nature and flavor】Spicy;Warm

【Meridian】Stomach; Liver

【Functions and indications】Promotes the flow of qi and warms the middle part of the body. Mainly used for stomach pain and indigestion

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-10g.

[Excerpt] "Chinese Materia Medica"

Bay leaves have strong health-preserving effects, but they are also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, when using bay leaves to treat diseases in daily life, you must also pay attention to the dosage method. At the same time, if you must use bay leaves to treat diseases, you must listen to the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners to use the medicine scientifically to better promote health.