Aromatic leaf is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, which is the stem and leaves of the _Niueriaceae_ plant Aromatic leaf geranium, native to southern Africa. Fragrant leaves have a pungent flavor and are mild in nature.
Scented leaves have the efficacy of dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting qi and relieving pain, and killing insects, and can be used for rheumatism and paralysis, hernia, scrotal eczema, scabies and other diseases, and is now mainly used for the treatment of cervical cancer.
Geranium leaves have anti-tumor effects, anti-microbial activity, but also has a certain analgesic effect, the leaves are non-toxic. Geranium essential oil will have a stimulating effect on sensitive skin, can regulate hormones, can not be used between pregnancy. Geranium leaves can be used internally as well as externally. Internally, it is mainly used as a decoction, directly in fresh form or in wine. External use is to take the appropriate amount of decoction of water to wash, or mashed compress.
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Expanded profile: Morphological Characteristics of Scented Leaf Scented Leaf Geranium, perennial erect herb, up to 90cm high. the stem base woody, the whole plant densely covered with yellowish long hairs, with a strong fragrance. The capsule splits open at maturity, and the petals curl upward. Flowers and fruiting period March-June. Leaves opposite or alternate, petiole longer than leaf blade, distally subequal; leaf blade broadly cordate to suborbicular, subpalmatifid 5-7-parted, lobes divided into margins irregularly toothed; umbels opposite leaves, stalks short and erect; sepals lanceolate, densely hirsute, slightly connate at base; petals rose-red or pink, with purple veins, the upper 2 larger, twice as long as sepals; stamens 10; Pistil 1, ovary 5-loculed, style 5. South April, starting in the middle and late, harvested every 3 weeks, generally 3-4 times in the first half of the harvest, the second half of the 2-3 times. Harvesting method, cut long branches, old branches, creeping branches. Keep short branches, shoots, upright branches. Can be harvested continuously for 2-3 years, some areas are harvested for 2-4 years. /baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A6%99%E5%8F%B6/20263650#viewPageContent "target="_blank "title="Baidu Encyclopedia of Aromatic Leaves">Baidu Encyclopedia of Aromatic Leaves