Purple Oil Wood Leaf, the traditional Chinese medicine name, refers to the tender leaves of the plant Fragrant Sumac. It is widely distributed in Southwest China, Guangxi, Tibet, and other regions. It is known for its functions of clearing heat, dispelling dampness, and promoting digestion. It is commonly used for treating dysentery, diarrhea, indigestion, eczema, and measles.
Purple Oil Wood Leaf picture
【The efficacy and function of Purple Oil Wood Leaf】
Chinese medicine believes that Purple Oil Wood Leaf has the functions of clearing heat, dispelling dampness, and promoting digestion. It is mainly used for treating dysentery, diarrhea, indigestion, eczema, and measles.
1. "Commonly used Sichuan Chinese herbs": "Relieves pain and promotes digestion. It is used for treating abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, cracked feet, and other conditions."
2. "Yunnan Chinese herbs": "Clears heat and detoxifies. It is used for treating dysentery, enteritis, diarrhea, ulcers, eczema, measles, and indigestion."
Purple Oil Wood Bark, the bark of the Fragrant Sumac, is also used medicinally. It has a bitter and slightly astringent taste and a cooling nature. Its function is to contract and stop bleeding, and it is mainly used for treating external bleeding caused by injuries.
【Dosage and Administration】
For internal use: decoct 3-5 qian (about 9-15 grams) of Purple Oil Wood Leaf. For external use: grind and apply.
【The original plant morphology of Purple Oil Wood Leaf】
The Fragrant Sumac, also known as Meijiang in the Dai language, is an evergreen tree that grows to about 15-20 meters in height. It has pinnately compound leaves with alternate arrangement, with a length of 6-15 centimeters. The leaf axis has narrow wings, and there are 3-8 pairs of small thick leathery leaflets. The leaflets are elliptical or rectangular-ovate, with a length of 1.5-4 centimeters and a width of 1-2 centimeters. They have smooth edges, a concave apex, and a wedge-shaped base, and they are shiny green on the upper surface. The inflorescence is a conical spike that grows from the leaf axils. The flowers are small, without petals, and the plant is dioecious, with separate male and female flowers. The male flowers have 1-5 pink sepals with hairs and 3-5 stamens, while the female flowers have 2-5 sepals, a single chamber ovary, and no stalks. The fruit is spherical and turns red when mature, with a network pattern on the surface.
