The purple oil wood leaf, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has many benefits. Let's learn about the cultivation and application value of purple oil wood leaves together.
Cultivation of Purple Oil Wood Leaves
1. Biological characteristics
It prefers a warm and humid climate, abundant sunlight, and well-drained soil. It is suitable for cultivation in sandy loam with deep soil and rich humus.
2. Cultivation techniques
Propagation is done through seeds. Harvest mature and full 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 distance of 5cm. After covering with soil, water the soil to keep it moist.
Transplant when the seedlings reach a height of 35-40cm. Plant with a row spacing of 300cm x 300cm.
Benefits and Functions of Purple Oil Wood Leaves
It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, dispelling dampness, and promoting bowel movement. It is mainly used for treating diarrhea, dysentery, indigestion, eczema, and measles.
1. "Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs in Sichuan": "Promotes qi circulation and relieves pain. It is used to treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, cracked feet, and other conditions."
2. "Yunnan Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat and detoxifies. It is used to treat dysentery, enteritis, diarrhea, sores, eczema, and measles."
Usage and Dosage of Purple Oil Wood Leaves
Oral administration: Decoction, 9-15g; External use: as needed. Decoction for washing or crushed for external application.
Avoid consuming raw, cold, and greasy foods when taking it orally.
Application Value of Purple Oil Wood Leaves
Purple oil wood leaves can be used to extract aromatic oil and are commonly used in traditional households to make incense. It is also a good feed for pigs. The plant has a strong pepper aroma and can purify the air and repel mosquitoes and flies.
In landscaping, the lush branches and leaves of purple oil wood are suitable for shaping, courtyard planting, green hedges, or potted plants.
The bark of purple oil wood can be used for medicinal purposes as it has anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, and astringent effects. Taking the top shoots and branches with leaves and boiling them in water has a good effect on treating diarrhea. When the leaves are dried and crushed, they can be used as raw materials for temple incense. The fruit contains oil that can strengthen teeth. It is effective for some cases of tinea.
Tannins can be extracted from the bark of purple oil wood and used as medicinal monomers, cosmetic ingredients, and tanning materials.
The purple oil wood leaves can be crushed into a paste and applied to the face. It can tighten and shrink large pores, reducing wrinkles and giving the skin a delicate appearance.
It can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase and catalase, as well as reduce melanin and effectively remove reactive oxygen species, resulting in comprehensive whitening effects.
