What is the medicinal value of toon flowers?

Toona sinensis flowers are considered a Chinese herbal medicine and should be recorded in traditional Chinese medicine. However, ordinary people are not very clear about it or have even never heard of it. Toona sinensis flowers have high medicinal value and are very effective in treating some diseases. Many people like to use fresh toon flowers to make cold tofu salad. So what is the medicinal value of toon flowers? Let’s take a closer look below.

The flowers of Toona sinensis are panicles that droop and are grown at the top of annual branches. After the terminal buds are picked, the subsequent lateral buds will not bloom and bear fruit. Toona sinensis has bisexual white flowers with 5 degenerate stamens and 5 normally developed stamens that are alternate. The flower splits into 5 petals, which are deeply split to about 2/3 of the total length. The lobes are fan-shaped with arc-shaped tips. The outer surface is off-white with fine textures, while the inner surface is light white, smooth and brittle. The dried flower has a blunt tip, is yellow in color, and has five brown ridges. The cross section is yellow-white.

Toona sinensis tastes bitter and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, strengthening the stomach and regulating qi. It has a fragrant taste and can wake up the spleen and stimulate the appetite. In recent years, it has been reported to be effective in treating diabetes. It belongs to the category of folk herbal medicine. Toona sinensis is generally used more for its root bark, and it is rare to hear of its flowers. Root bark: used for dysentery, enteritis, urinary tract infection, bloody stool, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, rheumatic low back and leg pain. Leaves and young branches: dysentery. Results: stomach and duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis. Toona sinensis has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. For example, toona sinensis decoction has inhibitory effects on pneumococcus, typhoid bacillus, and dysentery bacillus. It also has insecticidal effects and can be used to treat ascariasis, ringworms, scabies and other diseases.

I believe that all of you have understood the questions about the medicinal value of toon flowers. For those with bad stomachs, you can eat some toon flowers appropriately. From the above content, you can see that toon flowers, whether from leaves to roots or fruits, have a good effect on the human body, but it is not recommended to eat them casually to avoid affecting your body.