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What are the benefits and uses of winter jasmine leaves?

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This is a very common flowering plant in our country, and it has a very long history of cultivation here, spanning over a thousand years. The plant as a whole has an elegant form and a great deal of grace. It does not fear severe cold, and has been loved by people since ancient times. Compared with its beautiful flowers, its leaves may easily escape your notice, yet they have many uses! So, do you know what specific uses they have?

1. As a medicinal herb

(1) Composition: The leaves of winter jasmine can be used as a medicinal herb, naturally because they contain certain components that can serve as medicine, such as "forsythoside" and various other substances.

(2) Properties: The first is "bitter"; the second is "cold in nature."

(3) Functions: They have a detoxifying effect and also a heat-clearing effect. In addition, they can be used for symptoms such as some traumatic bleeding, bruises, and colds with fever.

(4) Usage and dosage: They can be taken internally or used externally. If taken internally, 10 to 20 grams are decocted in water and drunk; if used externally, an appropriate amount is decocted in water or crushed, then applied to the wound.

(5) Records: As early as in the "Compendium of Materia Medica," there were already records about it.

2. Used for ornamentation

Seeing this, some people may find it a little strange: aren't the flowers what we admire? What is there to look at in these inconspicuous leaves? But that would be wrong. First, let us observe their form. These leaves are mostly curled and shrunken, and rather small. After being flattened, they are ovate, or round-ovate, with a length of about 1 to 3 cm. Their grayish-green color is also very pleasing to the eye.

If you smell them carefully, you will find that they also give off a unique fresh fragrance. Although the scent is rather faint, it makes people feel very comfortable. Moreover, look at its pictures and imagine a scene with only flowers and no leaves - doesn't it feel especially monotonous? That's right, without the leaves as a foil, even the most beautiful flowers would be useless, and their charm would be greatly reduced.

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