Wood Lotus Fruit is very common in our lives, especially in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions where it is widely distributed. Its main value is medicinal, and it cannot be eaten fresh. It is a type of Chinese herbal medicine with remarkable therapeutic effects. What are the methods of using wood lotus fruit to treat constipation?
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【Methods of Using Wood Lotus Fruit to Treat Constipation】
Wood Lotus Fruit 30g. Decoction with water, add appropriate amount of sugar, take it in the morning and evening.
Wood lotus fruit has a spicy taste and a cool nature. It enters the lung and large intestine meridians.
Wood lotus fruit has the effects of promoting bowel movements and stopping coughs. It is mainly used for treating damp-heat constipation and cough in the elderly.
"Tianmu Mountain Medicinal Plant Chronicle": "Treats solid fire constipation and dry cough in the elderly."
【Effects and Functions of Wood Lotus Fruit】
1. Dispelling wind and promoting diuresis
Wood lotus fruit contains compounds such as sennoside and bergamot lactone, which have anti-rheumatic effects and can be used to treat rheumatism.
2. Clearing heat and reducing swelling
Activating blood circulation and relieving pain. Wood lotus fruit contains various organic acids, sennoside, coumarins, and dandelion saponins, which have the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat boils, abscesses, and injuries caused by falls.
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3. Tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence
Wood lotus fruit contains a large amount of acidic substances, which have astringent properties and can be used to treat nocturnal emission and impotence caused by weak kidneys.
4. Preventing and fighting against cancer
Ethanol extract of wood lotus fruit can isolate compounds such as inositol, coumarins, beta-sitosterol, dandelion saponin ethyl acetate, and beta-amyrin acetate, which have anti-tumor and anti-cancer effects, and can prevent and fight against cancer.
【Botanical Morphology of Wood Lotus Fruit】
Wood lotus fruit is a tall tree that can reach up to 20m in height. The young branches and buds are covered with reddish-brown short hairs. The leaves are opposite; leaf stalks are 1-3cm long; leaf scars are semi-elliptical and 3-4cm long;
The leaves of wood lotus fruit are leathery, narrowly ovate to inverted lanceolate, 8-17cm long and 2.5-5.5cm wide, with a sharp apex, usually blunt, a wedge-shaped base, slightly curled edges, and sparsely red-brown hairs on the back and 8-12 pairs of lateral veins.
Flower stalks are 6-18mm long, covered with red-brown short soft hairs, bracts fall off, leaving a scar ring.
The calyx has 9 petals, white, with 3 outer petals, elongated elliptical, 6-7cm long, and 2 inner petals, inverted ovate, 5-6cm long; numerous stamens, about 1cm long, with anther connectives extending into short blunt triangular shapes; numerous carpels with styles about 1.5cm long.
The aggregate fruit is inverted ovate, deep red, becoming woody and purplish red when ripe. The seeds are elliptical, 6-7cm long, and red. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from August to October.
