Qingxiang wood, also known as purple oil wood, its leaves and bark can be used as medicine. Purple oil wood leaves have high medicinal value. They have the effects of anti-inflammatory, detoxification, astringent, and stopping diarrhea. Let's learn about the medicinal use of purple oil wood leaves!
[What is Purple Oil Wood Leaves?]
Purple oil wood leaves are an evergreen tree, the tender leaves of the plant called Qingxiang wood in the Anacardiaceae family. Because the leaves of purple oil wood look very similar to the Chinese toon tree, it is also called fake toon or purple leaves.
The tender leaves of purple oil wood have soft grayish-yellow hairs. The leaf axis has narrow wings and grooves on the upper surface. The even-numbered compound leaves are pinnately compound and alternate, with small leaflets that are leathery, elongated oval or inverted egg-shaped, and relatively small.
The base is slightly asymmetric, wide-wedge shaped, with entire margins and slightly curled on the back, and very fine soft hairs on both sides of the midrib, with a slightly glossy surface on the upper side.
Purple oil wood leaves can be used as medicine and also as the name of traditional Chinese medicine. The bark of purple oil wood leaves is called purple oil wood bark in traditional Chinese medicine and also has good medicinal value.
[Medicinal Benefits of Purple Oil Wood Leaves]
Purple oil wood bark can be used as an important traditional Chinese medicine. After drying and grinding the purple oil wood bark into powder, it can be applied to wounds to effectively stop bleeding and treat external bleeding.
Purple oil wood leaves can also be used to remove dampness. Boil 9-15g of purple oil wood leaves in water to make a decoction, and then take it internally to dispel dampness. It is effective in treating excessive dampness in summer.
Drinking the decoction of purple oil wood leaves can effectively treat some gastrointestinal discomfort in daily life, such as indigestion, diarrhea, and dysentery. It also has a certain therapeutic effect on patients with wind rash and eczema.
After taking purple oil wood leaves, avoid consuming greasy, raw, and cold foods, as it may reduce the efficacy of the medicine.
[Propagation of Purple Oil Wood Leaves]
Propagation can be done using seeds. Harvest mature and plump fruits, dry them, and store them in sand. Sow in March of the following year, open furrows for sowing, with a row spacing of 30cm and a seed spacing of 5cm. After covering with soil, water it to keep the soil moist. Transplant when the seedling height is 35-40cm. Plant with a row spacing of 300cm x 300cm.
Purple oil wood leaves prefer warm and humid climates and are suitable for cultivation in sunny and well-drained areas. Due to the deep main root system, it is suitable for planting in sandy loam soil with deep soil and rich humus.
The ovary is spherical, about 0.7mm in diameter, without hairs, and the stigma is very short with a 3-lobed style, bent outward. The drupe is spherical, about 5mm long and 6mm in diameter. When ripe, it is red with a slender pointed tip and a network pattern on the surface.
