Ilex latifolia

Ilex latifolia

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[source] it is the bark of Putao hainanensis or Putao brevifolia. For the plant morphology, please refer to "wild Holly".

[collection] all year round. Slice and dry in the sun.

[chemical constituents] the bark of Putao contains 10-12% tannin, gallic acid, resin, starch and protein. No alkaloids or glycosides. It also contains a small amount of gallic acid and myricetin.

[nature and taste] selected Chinese herbal medicines from Yunnan Simao: "it is cool in nature, bitter and astringent in taste. "

Functions and indications: selected Chinese herbal medicines from Yunnan Simao: "clearing heat and detoxifying. Treat dysentery, enteritis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.