The efficacy and function of duck foot wood bark

Schefflera bark is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health-care benefits. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life don’t know much about duck foot wood veneer. Let’s analyze the duck foot wood veneer below.

[Other names] Sijiapi (Luchuan Materia Medica), Duck Foot Peel (Lingnan Herbal Records).

[Source] It is the root bark and bark of Schefflera arborvitae of the Araliaceae family.

[Original form] Schefflera arborvitae, also known as: duck's foot tree (from "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs"), duck's foot wood ("Records of Medicinal Herbs Collection in Lingnan"), duck mother tree, duck mother claw, male and female tree, umbrella support wood, five-fingered tong, duck's foot arborvitae.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in green broad-leaved forests or sunny slopes. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan and other places. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Properties] The dry bark is in the form of rectangular pieces, slightly curved inward, 3 to 5.5 cm long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm wide, and 0.2 to 0.3 cm thick. The outside is gray with inconspicuous transverse lenticels, and the inside is gray-brown and smooth. The texture is loose, the cork is easy to fall off, and sometimes pieces of the inner bark can be seen. The cross-section is highly fibrous and can be peeled off layer by layer. Slight fragrance.

【Chemical composition】 The skin contains phenols, amino acids and organic acids.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】Induces sweat and relieves exterior symptoms, dispels wind and dampness, relaxes muscles and activates collaterals. Treat colds and fever, sore throat, rheumatic joint pain, bruises and fractures.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3 to 5 qian; or soaked in wine. For external use: stir-fry with wine and apply or boil with water and wash.

[Additional prescription] ① Bone-setting prescription: 6 liang of raw duckfoot wood bark, 4 liang of raw plow leaf, 4 liang of raw banyan wood leaves, and a rooster. Mash them together, stir-fry with two kinds of wine, and apply to the affected area. Remove the medicine after 24 hours, and stir-fry with more wine and apply to the affected area. (Luchuan Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan". "Main Poisonous Plants in the South": Take half a pound of Schefflera bark, mash it and boil it into a soup, then take one to two ounces of raw oil. It can cure cassava poisoning, tea poisoning, and sha poisoning; it can also wash lacquer sores.

Now you know the function of Schefflera veneer. I didn’t know that Schefflera veneer is such a valuable thing before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. So in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.