The efficacy and function of boxwood

As people's living standards continue to improve, health and longevity are gradually valued by us, so nowadays health-preserving diet therapy methods are very popular, the trend of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular, and Chinese medicine has once again occupied people's vision. Today we will talk about the Chinese medicine boxwood.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of Buxus sinica (Rehd.et Wils) M.Cheng, a plant of the Buxaceae family.

[Original form] Boxwood is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1-6m high. The bark is gray, and the cork peels regularly; the branches are cylindrical, with longitudinal ridges, grayish white, and the twigs are quadrangular, covered with short soft hairs or glabrous on the opposite sides, with internodes 0.5-2cm long. Leaves opposite; petiole 1-2mm long, hairy on the upper side; leaf blade leathery, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate, ovate-elliptic or oblong, usually wider above the middle, rounded or obtuse at the apex, often with a small notch, rounded or cuneate at the base, 1-3cm long, 0.8-2cm wide, smooth leaf surface, protruding midrib, often with fine hairs in the lower half, obvious lateral veins, and often densely covered with white short linear stalactites on the midrib. The spike inflorescence is axillary, unisexual, monoecious, with dense flowers and hairy inflorescence axis; bracts are broadly ovate, 2-2.5mm long, with more or less hair on the back; there are about 10 male flowers, without pedicels, outer sepals are ovate-elliptical, inner sepals are nearly round, 2.5-3mm long, glabrous, stamens and anthers are up to 4mm long, sterile pistils have rod-shaped stalks, swollen at the end, about 2mm high; female flowers are mostly found in the upper part of the inflorescence, with 6 sepals arranged in 2 rows, up to 3mm long, 3 styles, 3-chambered ovary, ovary slightly longer than style, glabrous, stigma is thick, inverted heart shape, extending down to the middle of the style. The capsule is nearly spherical, 6-10mm long, with a persistent style 2-3mm long, composed of 3 carpels, split into 3 lobes along the back of the chamber, black when mature, and about 1cm in diameter. The flowering period is March-April, and the fruiting period is May-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valleys, stream banks, and under forests at an altitude of 1200-2600m. It can now be cultivated for ornamental purposes.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away summer heat; relieves sore toxins. Mainly for summer heat; sores and furuncle

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Boxwood. Boxwood is very beneficial to human health, so you can give it a try.