What Is Red Wood Ear? A Complete Guide to Red Wood Ear
What is red wood ear? An introduction: red wood ear is a perennial upright herb. The stems are purplish-red, 1-2 m tall. Leaves are simple and opposite; broadly ovate to nearly round, 2.5-5 cm long, apex deeply concave or 2-lobed, base nearly truncate, slightly decurrent into an ear-like shape, margins wavy, slightly rolled inward, leaf surface slightly curled and uneven, purplish-red with...
What is red wood ear? An introductionRed wood ear is a perennial upright herb. The stems are purplish-red, 1-2 m tall. Leaves are simple and opposite; broadly ovate to nearly round, 2.5-5 cm long, apex deeply concave or 2-lobed, base nearly truncate, slightly decurrent into an ear-like shape, margins wavy, slightly rolled inward, leaf surface slightly curled and uneven, purplish-red with a pale midvein and arching lateral veins, sometimes the veins are green or dark green; petiole about 3 cm long.
The panicle is terminal or axillary, stalked; florets numerous; bracts usually 3 per flower; perianth 5-lobed, about 1.5 mm long, white or pale yellow; stamens 5, filaments united at the base; stigmas 2-3. The utricle does not dehisce.
Red wood ear mainly grows in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.
Red wood ear thrives in a warm, humid climate and is afraid of cold. It prefers sunny, high, dry sites and dislikes waterlogging. For planting, loose, fertile sandy soil is best.
Red wood ear can be propagated by cuttings; choose the tip of a young shoot with 2 nodes as the cutting. The temperature is best kept at 15-25°C. In winter it should overwinter in a greenhouse.
Red wood ear has a certain therapeutic effect on cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, hematemesis, epistaxis, hemoptysis, traumatic bleeding, dysentery, dysmenorrhea and dry, itchy skin.
How to use red wood ear:
Internal use: decoct in water, 15-30 g, fresh material 30-60 g; or pound to make juice.
External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.
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