Camphor tree branches and leaves are beautiful, tree big shade, evergreen and fragrant all the year round. Its wood is excellent, camphor and camphor oil can be extracted from branches and leaves, which is an important raw material in chemical and pharmaceutical industry. What are the specific effects and functions of Cinnamomum camphora trees? Yes, you must want to know. So let's read on^_^
The leaves contain essential oil, the main component is camphor (54.54%), 1,8-cineole and a small amount of α - terpineol, β - pinene, α - pinene, geranial, α - phellandrene, camphene, borneol, neral, etc.
[nature and taste] pungent; warm
[meridian tropism] heart; spleen; lung meridian
[function indications] dispelling wind; dehumidification; detoxification; insecticidal. Main rheumatic arthralgia; stomachache; water and fire burns; sores, swelling and toxin; chronic lower limb ulcer; scabies; skin pruritus; poisonous insect bite.
[usage and dosage]
Oral administration: Decoction 3-10g; or mash juice or grind.
External use: appropriate amount, wash with boiling water or tamping.
[note] Nanning Pharmacopoeia: pregnant women should not take it.
Chinese medicinal materials of Cinnamomum camphora bark Cinnamomum camphora tree greening value camphor tree species with dense branches and leaves, big crown, thick shade, majestic tree posture, can smoke, retain dust, conserve water, consolidate soil, prevent sand and beautify the environment. It is widely used as shade tree, street tree, shelter forest and landscape forest, and is often used for garden viewing, community, garden, school, institution, factory, hillside, courtyard, roadside, and in front of buildings. It is equipped with pond side, water side, hillside, etc. In grassland, clump planting, group planting, solitary planting or as background trees are magnificent, and because of their strong resistance to a variety of toxic gases and strong dust absorption capacity, they are often used in cities and industrial and mining areas. And can absorb harmful gases, as a neighborhood, factory, roadside, square, campus greening is quite appropriate. Medicinal value of Cinnamomum camphora bark
Camphor bark
[efficacy] promoting qi.
[application] Cinnamomum camphora bark powder can treat leg ulcer skillfully.
Appropriate amount of fresh camphor bark, scrape off the bark, dry and grind into fine powder, pass through 80-100 mesh sieve, store in bottle for standby. The ulcer surface was washed with 3% hydrogen peroxide to remove the rotten tissue. Then take the Cinnamomum camphora bark powder, add vitamin AD pill oil mix, apply to the ulcer surface, and then bandage or gauze gently. Change dressing once a day, generally 15-25 days.
Medicinal use of Cinnamomum camphora fruit:
[source] it is the fruit of Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), and the plant morphology is detailed in Cinnamomum camphora.
[collection] collected in autumn and dried in the shade.
[taste] slightly pungent; warm.
[function indications - the effect of Cinnamomum camphora fruit] relieve exterior heat. Cure high fever, cold, measles, pertussis, dysentery.
[selection] ① for high fever and cold, measles: one or two Cinnamomum camphora fruits. At the end of the study, boiled water was served.
Medicinal use of Cinnamomum camphora root
[synonym] Xiangtong, the root of camphor tree, Aquilaria odorifera and Aquilaria sinensis.
[source] it is the root of Cinnamomum camphora.
[collection] it was excavated from February to April. Wash, slice and dry.
[medicinal material] it is a round piece with a diameter of 4-10 cm and a thickness of 2-5 mm. It is hard and has the smell of camphor. The best one is large, uniform, yellow and white in color and fragrant in smell. It is produced in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangsu.
[nature and taste] classified herbal properties: pungent, non-toxic.
[function indications - the effect of Cinnamomum camphora root] regulate qi, activate blood circulation, and eliminate rheumatism. Treatment of vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension pain, rheumatism arthralgia, injury. ① "Classification of herbal medicine": treatment of all Qitong, Li Bi, Shun Qi, and cholera vomiting. ② "Guizhou folk medicine collection": treatment of rheumatic pain, injuries. ③ Guiyang folk herbs: Regulating Qi, promoting blood circulation and strengthening stomach. Treatment of stomach disease, muscle pain, sweating feet.