Seven leaf umbrella

Seven leaf umbrella

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the bark of Lauraceae.

[plant morphology] obovate leaf

Evergreen trees. The leaves are alternate, slightly leathery, elliptic or obovate, 24-27 cm long and 8-12 cm wide, with pink white back and entire margin. The flowers are unisexual and heterogeneous, with dense bundles and several early fallen bracts; perianth is 6-lobed; stamens are 12, anthers are 4-locular, all introverted. Fruit on cup-shaped, enlarged perianth tube.

Born in the mountains and forests. It is distributed in the southwest of China.

[collection] all year round. Chop and dry, grind and set aside.

[flavor] pungent, warm.

Functions and indications: warming meridians, activating collaterals and connecting bones. The fracture was treated.

[usage and dosage] external use: Yanmo Tiao Fu.