The efficacy and function of annatto

In fact, the occurrence of many human diseases is closely related to diet. If you want to have a healthy body, diet therapy is a very good method. Various Chinese medicinal materials play a very critical role. Today we will introduce to you the Chinese medicine carmine.

[Source] Medicinal material source: root bark, leaves, pulp and seeds of the redwood plant of the redwood family.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub or small tree, 3-7cm high. Young branches are brown, densely covered with reddish-brown short glandular hairs, with obvious caducous stipule scars. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 2.5-8cm long, glabrous; leaf blade is ovate, 8-20cm long, 5-13cm wide, gradually pointed at apex, broadly truncated at base, sometimes slightly cordate, margin entire; 5 basal veins. The panicle is terminal, with a thick peduncle densely covered with reddish-brown scales and glandular hairs; the flowers are red, 4-5 cm in diameter; there are 5 sepals, obovate, about 1 cm long, and densely covered with brown-yellow scales on the outside; there are 5 petals, obovate, 1-2 cm long; there are many stamens; the ovary is superior, the style is simple, and the stigma is 2 shallowly lobed. Capsule ovate or nearly ovate, 2.5-4cm long, densely covered with long thorns, and split into 2 lobes. Seeds are numerous, obovate, dark red. Flowering period: autumn and winter.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in warm and humid climate, loose soil, and rich in humus.

[Chemical composition] The leaves of redwood contain gallic acid, pyrogallol and isoscutellarin[1].

[Pharmacological action] The isoalpine baicalein contained in the leaves of Rhinoplastes chinensis has a strong inhibitory activity on rat lens aldose reductase.

[Toxicity] Baicalin contained in annatto leaves has a strong inhibitory activity on aldose reducing esters in rat lens[1].

【Functions and indications】Reduce fever; stop malaria; detoxify. Mainly used for fever, malaria, sore throat, jaundice, dysentery, erysipelas, snake bites, and sores

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of rhodonite. There are also some ways and methods when eating rhodonite. The above methods of eating are very helpful for regulating various problems of the human body, so you can do it with confidence.