Medicinal value of Taxus chinensis
It should be known that paclitaxel is extracted from Taxus chinensis trees and used to treat cancer. This is also the core value of Taxus chinensis, the biggest selling point in the market and the gospel of cancer patients. As we all know, the incidence of cancer is getting higher and higher, which is basically incurable. Since paclitaxel was discovered in the medical field, cancer can be cured. However, the extraction process of paclitaxel is complicated, and it can only be extracted from Taxus chinensis, and the content of paclitaxel in Taxus chinensis is only 0.03 ~ 0.06%, which requires a large number of Taxus chinensis trees as extraction sources. This is the rarity and irreplaceability of Taxus chinensis.
In addition, yew leaves can be used as medicine to relieve inflammation and pain and treat scabies; Seeds are used to treat dyspepsia, dyspepsia and ascariasis; Bark is used as a medicine to treat diabetes. It also has diuretic and repercussive effects, and can be used for treating nephropathy, diabetes, nephritis and edema, dysuria, gonorrhea, warming kidney and dredging menstruation, irregular menstruation, postpartum blood stasis and dysmenorrhea.
Logarithmic value of Taxus chinensis in China
The trunk of Taxus chinensis is hard in material, dense, delicate in wood, purplish red in heartwood and orange-red in logs, with a faint pleasant fragrance. It is a special material for high-grade furniture and handicrafts. In particular, the roots of Taxus chinensis are very strange, and root carvings of various shapes can be carved according to the shape of the roots of Taxus chinensis. The surface of Taxus products is smooth, the texture is clear and delicate, the lines are curved and coiled, and the beauty of purity and nature is everywhere. Taxus chinensis has the characteristics of extremely corrosion resistance, stable shape and difficult deformation, so it is favored by collectors and has high collection value.
Dark wood is hard, mostly brown-black, black-red, gold and yellow-brown. Its section is smooth and the wood grain is fine, which can be polished to mirror brightness. Some ebony trees are similar in nature to rosewood. It never fades, does not rot, does not produce insects, and is an ideal material for making works of art and antique furniture.
Shaded wood is a kind of precious wood. Judging from the texture of shady wood, there are many kinds of ancient native wood, such as Phoebe bournei, amethyst, grape, slope barrier, green bar, Liu Ma, coriaria and so on. , especially some ancient precious redwoods, such as ancient nanmu, rosewood and rosewood. Because it has been buried underground for thousands of years, it has different colors when unearthed, some are black as a whole, some are gray and brown like clouds, some are red as granite, some are golden, the outer black and inner yellow are golden nanmu, the outer black and inner red are slopes, and the outer black and inner green are Zhennan and so on. Because it is buried for a long time, it has a high density and is hard and heavy, but it is heavy when it is put in water.
According to "A Brief Introduction to Bo Gu", there are three kinds of nanmu: one is Phoebe bournei, with purplish wood, fragrance and beautiful texture; Second, Jin Sinan with gold thread in the wood grain is the best nanmu. What is even more rare is that some nanmu materials form natural landscape figures; Third, nanmu wood is soft and often used to make furniture. The throne of the ancient feudal emperor's dragon chair should be made of high-quality nanmu, and it is also a special material for building royal palaces, tombs and gardens in ancient times. This kind of tree has been rare since the Qing Dynasty.