What are the functions of osmanthus flowers?

Osmanthus fragrans is an evergreen tree, also known as sweet osmanthus. It looks very similar to osmanthus, so many people even mistake it for osmanthus. However, the medicinal value of Osmanthus fragrans flowers is very high. In clinical practice, Osmanthus fragrans flowers are used in anesthesia technology. The flowers contain a lot of essential oils, with an oil yield of up to 0.25%, so it can also be made into essences or other cosmetics. But it is still used for its medicinal value.

Osmanthus fragrans flowers can promote qi and blood circulation, relieve blood stasis and relieve pain, detoxify and reduce swelling. It is used to treat stomach pain, swelling and pain caused by falls, sores, carbuncles, and snake and insect bites. It is mainly used to treat swelling and pain caused by falls, rheumatic bone pain, stomachache, toothache, tetanus, epidemic encephalitis B, insect and snake bites, and local anesthesia. Used for stomachache, rheumatic pain; external treatment of toothache, swelling and pain caused by falls, insect and snake bites.

① "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs" says: It can relieve pain, reduce swelling and toxins, open up the orifices, stop itching of sores, remove wind, and kill scabies.

② "Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan": If you suffer from phlegm caused by the herb, use a handful of leaves, mash them and cook them into porridge, then drink it with sugar.

③ "Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica": Promotes qi and relieves pain, activates blood circulation and removes blood stasis. Treat swelling and pain caused by falls, rheumatism, and gas pain.

It is also used for local anesthesia and surface anesthesia. 100 major and minor surgeries were performed using Osmanthus fragrans injection as local anesthesia. Preliminary observations showed that the effect was stable, with no adverse reactions. Blood pressure, pulse, and respiration were stable during and after the operation. There was no damage to the liver, kidney, or other complications, and no bleeding, edema, necrosis, etc. The analgesia lasted for a long time. Except for 2 cases, all the 49 patients who underwent subtotal gastrectomy had no obvious pain after surgery. The disadvantages are that the local irritation is greater, the abdominal muscles are tense during abdominal surgery, and deep surgery is still difficult.

Therefore, the medicinal value of Osmanthus fragrans is very high. Because of its efficacy, it is currently widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. Using Osmanthus fragrans flowers in daily life also has some effects. For example, when you are stung by a bee when going out, it becomes a good helper for us to relieve pain, and it has a very good effect of clearing heat and reducing swelling.