Arborvitae leaves are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. As the name suggests, they are the leaves of the plant Platycladus orientalis or Yellow Heart Cypress. It is an evergreen tree all year round. The leaves can be used as medicine after harvesting, and can also be planted in scenic spots around the world. Ornamental plants are available for people to enjoy. The leaves of Platycladus arborvitae have many branches, the branches are of different hanging lengths, are uniquely scale-shaped, and the leaves are opposite.

Effects and functions

1. Clear away heat and relieve cough

Arborvitae leaves are bitter in taste and cold in nature. They can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also enter the lung meridian. They can be used in daily life. The treatment effect of human lung-heat cough and respiratory diseases such as dry cough or excessive phlegm is particularly obvious. It can not only clear away lung-heat, but also relieve cough and asthma.

2. Stop bleeding and cool blood

The hemostatic effect of Platycladus orientalis leaves is particularly good. When people usually vomit blood, they can decoct the leaves of Platycladus orientalis and dried ginger in water and take it quickly. People's symptoms of hematuria and hematuria can also be treated with Platycladus orientalis leaves. However, during treatment, you need to grind the Platycladus orientalis leaves and coptis together and take them with rice wine.

3. Lower blood pressure

Platycladus orientalis leaves can also lower blood pressure after being used as medicine. It can soften blood vessels, clean up cholesterol in the blood, and can also regulate the secretion of human adrenal hormones. People usually have symptoms After high blood pressure, you can directly use five qian of Platycladus orientalis leaves, add water to boil it and drink it as tea. If you insist on using it for about ten days, people's blood pressure will return to normal.

4. Reducing swelling and relieving pain

Reducing swelling and relieving pain is also an important effect of Platycladus orientalis leaves when used as medicine. Usually when people suffer from swelling and pain due to mumps, they can directly use Platycladus orientalis leaves for treatment. During treatment, you need to grind fresh Platycladus orientalis leaves into a puree, then add egg white to make an ointment, apply it directly on the swollen and painful parts, and change the dressing twice a day, which can quickly reduce swelling and relieve pain.

Extended information:

Arborvitae leaves, the name of Chinese medicine. It is the dried branches and leaves of Platycladus orientalis, a plant in the Cupressaceae family. It is mostly harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the shade.

This product has many branches and flat branchlets. The leaves are small and scale-like, alternately opposite, attached to the branches, dark green or yellow-green. It is brittle and easy to break. The smell is fragrant and the taste is bitter and slightly pungent.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": The clearest blood is divided into dampness and heat. Stop vomiting, epistaxis, collapse and stranguria. Intestinal wind and hematuria. Blood dysentery. All blood evidence. Remove rheumatism and paralysis. Wind pain during festivals. Apply soup to burn. Myogenic and insecticidal. Chilblains. Juice, black beard and hair. Danxi thought that medicine was needed to replenish yin. However, it is ultimately bitter, cold, dry and astringent.

Only those with dampness and heat in the blood. It is better to clear it up. If there is true yin deficiency. Not appropriate. There are several species of cypress. Only the roots have branches and stems. It is covered with thick velvet. The name is Thousand-headed Cypress. Also known as Buddha's hand cypress, it is true. Either fried or raw. Use cinnamon and oyster as the ingredients. Evil chrysanthemum. Good wine.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Platycladus orientalis leaves