Fraxinus bark

Fraxinus bark

(medicinal botany by Li Chenghu)

[source] it is the bark of Fraxinus chinensis.

[plant morphology] Fraxinus chinensis, also known as green nut, white wattle and Fraxinus microphylla.

Deciduous trees, up to 15 m high. Branchlets smooth, winter buds brown black. Leaflets 5-9, with short petiole or sessile, elliptic or elliptic ovate, 3-10 cm long, apex acute, base asymmetric, serrate sparse, smooth on both sides, abaxial midvein and lateral vein hairy, petiole base inflated. Inflorescence conic, terminal on leafy branch tip, 5-15 cm long; calyx campanulate, irregularly 4-lobed; corolla absent; stamens 2, anthers ovate elliptic, about as long as filaments; ovary 2-locular. Samara, oblanceolate, 3-4.5 cm long, 4-6 mm wide. The flowering period is May. The fruiting period is October.

Born in hillside, valley, gully, forest. Distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places.

The leaves (Fraxinus leaves) and flowers (Fraxinus flowers) of this plant are also used for medicine. See the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in spring and autumn, peel bark and dry in the sun.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "mild in nature, pungent in taste, non-toxic. "

[function indications] treat malaria, irregular menstruation, head sores in children.

① Li Chenghu's medicinal botany: "treating malaria. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "regulating menstruation, detoxifying. Treatment of irregular menstruation and head sores in children. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or grind powder. External use: grind and apply.

[prescription selection] treating amenorrhea: grind the bark of Fraxinus and swallow it in half with wine and water, once in the morning and once in the evening, each time for three days. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Bai La Shu Pi