Antidiarrheal bark

Antidiarrheal bark

(list of plants in Guangxi)

[source] the bark of the antidiarrheal tree of oleanderaceae.

[plant morphology] antidiarrheal wood

Arbor, about 15 meters high. Stems dark brown, young branches hairy. Petiole glabrous or glabrous, petiole glabrous to 5.8 cm, leaf blade glabrous or glabrous at base, petiole glabrous to 5.5 cm. Corymbose cymes, terminal or subaxillary; white flowers; calyx 5-lobed, often with glands inside; corolla high pedunculate, throat contracted, 5-lobed, lobes oblong; stamens 5, inserted at the base of corolla; ovary superior, carpel 2, style 1. Follicles cylindrical, two juxtaposed, 28 cm long. Seeds numerous, compressed, apex glabrescent. The flowering period is from April to May. The fruit period is from June to July.

Born in a mixed forest. Distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] harvest in spring and autumn.

[function indications] antidiarrheal, insecticidal. Cure dysentery.

① Economic flora of China: "lowering blood pressure, treating dysentery. "

② Chinese Dictionary of families and genera of seed plants: "antidiarrhea. "

③ "Guangxi plant list": "treat dysentery, flatulence and fever. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction.

Chinese PinYin : Zhi Xie Mu Pi