What is the medicinal value of azalea

Azalea is the most common flower in our lives. Its appearance is very beautiful and can beautify our environment very well. In fact, azalea also has certain medicinal value and can improve the body to a certain extent. However, we must master the medicinal value of azalea and then adjust it according to our own physical condition. Let’s learn about the medicinal value of azalea below.

What is the medicinal value of azalea

There are many species of rhododendron with different shapes. From large trees (up to over 20m in height) to small shrubs (only 10cm-20cm in height), the trunk is upright or creeping, and the branches are alternate or whorled. Distributed in Europe, Asia and North America, with the largest number in Asia. The difference between it and the Western azalea is that it has a relatively smaller body and smaller flowers. The species commonly cultivated in my country include: Hairy Rhododendron, Summer Rhododendron, Western Rhododendron, Eastern Rhododendron, Spring Rhododendron, Sheep Azalea, Red Rhododendron, Horse Silver Flower, and Cloud Silver Rhododendron.

In addition to being used for viewing, some leaves and flowers can be used as medicine or to extract aromatic oils, some flowers are edible, the bark and leaves can be used to make glue, and the wood can be used to make handicrafts. Alpine rhododendron has a well-developed root system and is a very good soil and water conservation plant.

The efficacy and function of azalea

1. Remove dampness and regulate blood

Rhododendron is sweet, slightly bitter, flat and fragrant. It has certain medicinal value in medicine. It can remove rheumatism, regulate menstruation and blood, calm the nerves and remove dryness. People often use this flower and pig's trotters to cook it together to treat female leucorrhea and red discharge. Long-term drinking has the effect of whitening and removing spots.

2. Edible

The flowers of azalea are sour and non-toxic and can be eaten raw; the flowers of large white azalea and thick-stalked azalea are still delicious vegetables for the people in central Yunnan; the branches, leaves and flowers of goat azalea can be soaked and fermented to make insecticides; Xing'an azalea, etc., can be made into medicine. The bark and leaves of some species are rich in vitamins, from which tannins can be extracted. The wood and rhododendron roots are fine and tough in texture, and can be used to make bowls, chopsticks, basins, pots, pipes, roots and other daily necessities and art objects.

How to eat azalea

The plants and flowers of yellow azalea contain toxins, which can cause poisoning if ingested accidentally; the flowers of white azalea contain tetracyclic diterpenoid toxins, which can cause vomiting, difficulty breathing, numbness of the limbs, etc.

The above is an introduction to the medicinal value of azalea. After understanding it, we know that azalea can play a good role in removing dampness and regulating blood, but we must master the method of eating it. In addition, it is best not to eat white azalea in daily life, otherwise it is easy to cause poisoning.