The efficacy and function of mountain cinnamon

Do you know about mountain cinnamon? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, mountain cinnamon is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about mountain cinnamon.

[Source] Medicinal material source: bark or leaves of the wild osmanthus plant of the Lauraceae family.

[Original form] Osmanthus fragrans is an evergreen tree, 6m tall. The bark is gray-brown with a cinnamon scent; the branches are hairless. Leaves are often nearly opposite; petiole 0.6-2.4cm long, leaf blade lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 5-20cm long, 1.5-6cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate, base broadly cuneate or nearly rounded, entire, green, shiny, glabrous above, grayish white beneath, powdery pubescent when young, later becoming glabrous, three-veined from base, midrib and lateral veins raised on both sides; thick leathery. Inflorescence cymes, 3-4cm long, nearly glabrous, with 2-5 flowers, bracts and bracteoles about 2mm long, caducous early. Flowers are bisexual, about 4-8mm long, yellow or white, with pedicels 5-20mm long; perianth tube is very short, 1.5-2mm long, perianth lobes are 6, obovate, 2.5-6mm long, with acute apex, perianth is glabrous outside, pubescent inside, with papillary cilia on the margin; fertile stamens are 9, filaments are sparsely pubescent, anthers of the 1st and 2nd whorls of stamens are ovate to oblong, filaments are slightly longer than anthers, without glands, anthers of the 3rd whorl of stamens are oblong, with a pair of disc-shaped glands near the middle of the filaments; there are 3 reduced stamens, triangular, about 1.8mm long, with stalks pubescent, located in the innermost whorl; ovary is ovoid, style is 1 times longer than ovary, glabrous, stigma is disc-shaped, with irregular round fissures. The fruit is ovoid, 1-1.2cm long, 6-7mm in diameter, with a small tip and no hairs; the receptacle is obovate, about 6mm long, about 8mm in diameter, with teeth, and the teeth are truncate at the tip. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in evergreen broad-leaved forests or bamboo forests on hillsides at an altitude of 500-1600m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Liver; Stomach

【Functions and indications】Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation; dispels cold and relieves pain. Mainly used for cold pain in the abdomen; wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 5-10g; grind into powder and swallow, 1-1.5g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

[Excerpt] "Chinese Materia Medica" and "Chinese Medicine Dictionary"

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