The efficacy and function of mountain lacquer tree

Rhus verniciflua is a very common Chinese medicine in our daily life and is also very important in our daily life. However, some people do not know much about the efficacy and functions of Rhus verniciflua, so let us learn about it in detail below.

[Other names] Iron elephant pole, wild sumac

[Source] The roots and leaves of the Rhus verniciflua of the Anacardiaceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Shrub, 1 to 4 meters high. Branchlets reddish brown, glabrous. Odd-pinnate compound leaves are alternate; leaflets are 5 to 7, papery, ovate to ovate-rectangular, 3 to 5 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, acute or acuminate at apex, obliquely cuneate or nearly rounded at base, entire, glabrous on both sides. The panicles are axillary, with small, sparse, and polygamous flowers; there are 4 to 6 sepals and petals, arranged in an imbricate manner; the ovary is sessile, 1-loculed, with 30 styles; the drupe is oblate, yellow-white to yellow-green; there is 1 seed.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in thickets on slopes. Distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Warm in nature, bitter in taste.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, reduce swelling and relieve pain.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat rheumatism: Soak one or two grams of iron elephant stem roots in wine and drink; and use appropriate amount of boiled water to fumigate and wash the affected area.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guizhou Herbs"

The Sumac is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that the Sumac does have good medicinal value.