Harvesting and processing: Picking in spring and summer, washing, fresh use or sun drying.
Medicinal parts: leaves
Origin: Various regions south of Qinling Mountains and Huai River
Science: Hamameliaceae
Original plant: Maple tree
Characteristics of Maple Leaf Medicinal Materials: The leaves are mostly broken, and the intact leaves are wide oval shaped, often with three cracks, measuring 5-12cm in length and 7-17cm in width; The central lobe is long and the tip is tail shaped and gradually pointed, the base is heart-shaped, and the edge has fine serrations; Above, it is gray green and light brown in color, with 3-5 regular veins that protrude significantly below the leaves; The petiole is 7-11cm long and has a sheath like base. Crispy and easily broken, it has a clear aroma when rubbed, with a spicy and slightly bitter taste.
The medicinal properties of maple leaves:
[Taste] Spicy; Suffering; flat
[Gui Jing] Spleen; Kidney; Liver meridian
【 Indications and Functions 】 Relieve pain by promoting qi circulation; Detoxification; Stop bleeding. Pain in the epigastric region; Abdominal pain caused by injury; Dysentery; Diarrhea; Ulcers and sores; Eczema; Leaf blood; Coughing up blood; Traumatic bleeding
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction, 15-30g; Or fresh mashed juice. External use: appropriate amount, crush and apply.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": The treatment of carbuncle has been completed. Drink wine and stick it with dregs.
2. "Lingnan Medicinal Collection Record": Take leaves, boil and bathe in water with thin branches, and treat postpartum wind, wind paralysis, wind swelling and other diseases.
3. Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Treating dysentery with young leaves. "
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① Treating carbuncles and swelling on the back: Crush the young leaves of maple trees and old rice and rice together, and apply them to the affected area. (Minnan Folk Herbs)
② Treating dysentery: one or two tender leaves on the branches of young maple trees. Boil in water, remove residue, and mix with white sugar. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine Formula)
③ Treating diarrhea: Two liang of tender leaves on the branches of young maple trees. Mash it up, add cold water and grind it into a sauce. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine Formula)
④ Treating heatstroke: Three coins of tender maple leaves. Wash thoroughly, mash well, and drop boiling water. (Min Dong Materia Medica)
⑤ Treating simultaneous bleeding from mouth, nose, urine, and feces: one yuan each for maple resin and leaves (burning type). Take it with boiling water. (Min Dong Materia Medica)
⑥ To treat umbilical wind in children: the maple tree is tender and pointed, crush it and take the juice orally. (Hunan Pharmaceutical Journal)“