Pu Leaf, a traditional Chinese medicine, is the leaf of the plant Pu Tree in the family Ulmaceae. It is mainly harvested in summer and can be used fresh or dried. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, and detoxification, and is mainly used to treat poison ivy and urticaria. Let's take a closer look at the effects and functions of Pu Leaf.
【Properties and Channels】
It has a slight bitterness, a cooling nature, and enters the Liver channel.
【Description】
Pu Leaf is mostly fragmented, and intact leaves are ovate or elliptic, measuring 3-10cm in length and 1.5-4cm in width. The apex is pointed, and the base is oblique. The upper part of the edge has shallow serrations. The upper surface is hairless and brownish-brown, while the lower surface has a few hairy or hairless veins and is yellowish when pressed. The petiole is 5-10mm long and covered in soft hairs. It has a slight aroma and a mild taste.
【Effects and Functions】
Pu Leaf has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, and detoxification, and is mainly used to treat poison ivy and urticaria.
1. "Chinese Medicinal Plants Atlas": "The juice of the leaves can treat poison ivy."
2. "Fujian Pharmacopoeia": "It clears heat, cools blood, and treats allergic reactions to poison ivy."
【Usage and Dosage】
External use: Use an appropriate amount, crush fresh leaves and apply topically, or crush and extract the juice for topical application.
1. Pu Leaf is not suitable for oral consumption. Crush fresh leaves and apply topically, or crush and extract the juice for topical application; take 4-5 liang of fresh root bark (or bark) of Pu Tree, 2-3 liang of fresh bitter ginseng, decoct in water and mix with yellow wine, take once in the morning and evening.
2. To treat poison ivy and urticaria, crush Pu Leaf and apply topically, or rub it on the affected area externally. ("Zhejiang Medicinal Plant Atlas")
