This precious medicinal tree has extremely high economic value, and farmers are all willing to plant it.

Today I'm going to introduce you to a plant that is very popular in rural areas. This plant is called sumu (Caesalpinia sappan, sappanwood), and it is a leguminous plant.

This tree is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Taiwan, China, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places in China, among which the trees from Guangxi are the finest. People generally choose to plant this tree beside their homes, because its branches and leaves have thorns, which can serve to keep livestock out.

The fruit of sumu usually ripens between February and March, and farmers choose to pick it, then crack the fruit open and take out the seeds.

The trunk of sumu has great medicinal value, and we generally use its central part. It has effects such as reducing swelling and relieving pain, invigorating blood and removing stasis, dispelling wind, and eliminating phlegm, and it can treat diseases such as postpartum blood stasis with heart and abdominal pain, traumatic injuries, and blood-stagnation amenorrhea!