What are the effects and uses of Schefflera octophylla leaves?
Schefflera octophylla leaves are the leaves of Schefflera octophylla, a plant of the genus Schefflera in the family Araliaceae. It is distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places. Used as medicine, it has the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness, and detoxifying and invigorating blood. It has therapeutic effects on wind-heat cold, sore and swollen throat, rash with fever, rubella with itching, rheumatic pain, eczema, lower limb ulcers, sores and swellings with toxin, burns, bruises and swelling with pain, fractures, and bleeding from cuts. Now let us take a look at the effects and uses of Schefflera octophylla leaves!
The medicinal effects of Schefflera octophylla leaves
[Nature and flavor] Pungent and bitter in flavor, cool in nature.
[Meridian tropism] Kidney meridian.
[Effects] Dispels wind and removes dampness, detoxifies and invigorates blood. Mainly treats wind-heat cold, sore and swollen throat, rash with fever, rubella with itching, rheumatic pain, eczema, lower limb ulcers, sores and swellings with toxin, burns, bruises and swelling with pain, fractures, and bleeding from cuts.
Related discussions on Schefflera octophylla leaves
1. "Selected Compilation of Guangxi Materia Medica": Treats bruises and injuries, lacquer dermatitis, rubella, eczema, and malnutrition affecting the eyes (corneal softening).
2. "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine": Relieves itching. For external use in treating allergic dermatitis.
3. "Taiwan Medicinal Plants": Diuretic; burned to ash, it can treat edema.
Selected medicinal formulas for Schefflera octophylla leaves
1. To treat rubella and lacquer dermatitis: an appropriate amount of fresh Schefflera octophylla leaves. Decoct in water for fumigation and washing.
2. To treat bruises and swelling with pain: 3 jin of Schefflera octophylla leaves, 1 jin of broom branch and leaf. Sun-dry and grind into powder, mix with rice water to form pills. Each pill weighs 1 qian; take orally dissolved in wine or apply externally, 3 times a day, 3 pills each time.
3. To treat burns: an appropriate amount of fresh Schefflera octophylla leaves, pound to extract the juice, dip a cotton swab and apply to the affected area; additionally take 2 liang of Schefflera octophylla leaves and decoct in water for oral administration.