Effects and functions of Taiwan Paulownia

Taiwan paulownia is a very nutritious and precious medicinal material. Eating Taiwan paulownia regularly can have very good effects and functions. So how should we eat Taiwan paulownia? What specific benefits can eating Taiwan paulownia bring to our body? We need to understand some professional knowledge of Taiwan paulownia to answer these questions.

【English name】 Bark or root of Kawakami Paulownia

[Source] Medicinal material source: The bark of the Tung tree of the Scrophulariaceae family.

[Original form] Taiwan Paulownia is a small tree, 6-12m tall. The crown is umbrella-shaped, with a short trunk; the twigs are brown-gray with obvious lenticels. The petiole is relatively long and has long glandular hairs when young; the leaf blade is heart-shaped, up to 48 cm long in the largest, with a sharp tip at the beginning, entire or 3-5 shallowly lobed or angular, with sticky hairs on both sides, which turn into a single coarse hair when old. The lateral branches of the inflorescence branches are well developed, almost equal to or slightly shorter than the central main branches, so the inflorescence is broad and conical, up to 1m long; the cymes have no peduncle, have yellow-brown hairs, and often have 3 flowers; the pedicel is 12mm long; the calyx has obvious ridges and hairs, the calyx teeth are deeply divided to more than half, narrowly oval, with sharp heads and obvious green edges; the corolla is nearly bell-shaped, light blue to blue-purple, 3-5cm long, with glandular hairs on the outside, the base of the corolla tube is narrow and expanded upwards, the eaves are 2-lipped, 3-4cm in diameter; the stamens are 1-1.5cm long, the ovary has glandular hairs, and the style is 1.4cm long. The capsule is oval, 2.5-4cm long, with a short beak at the tip, thin pericarp, radiating calyx, and strongly fissured. The seeds are oblong, winged, 3-4cm long. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in hillside thickets, sparse forests and wastelands at an altitude of 200-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; cold

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and detoxify; set bones and reduce swelling. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, carbuncle, swelling and infection, and fractures caused by falls.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount of fresh product, mash it and apply it on the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Leaves: used externally to treat bruises and injuries.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

It can be seen that the medicinal value of Taiwan Paulownia is still very obvious. However, not everyone can use Taiwanese Paulownia. We can judge based on our own physical condition.