Its fruit is more bitter than coptis, but it is a cure for insomnia and white hair. Unfortunately, most people ignore it

There are all kinds of plants in the countryside, some of which are so common that people generally don't pay attention to them. But as the saying goes, "all existence is justified", and they have their own value. Today, we would like to talk about a very common tree, which is evergreen all the year round and has a long life. It is known as the "longevity tree". Because of its good meaning, farmers like to plant it around the graveyard. The landscaping along the highway also likes to use it, the management is very simple, and there are few diseases and insect pests. This kind of tree is cypress, usually people only pay attention to its greening effect, but seldom observe its fruit, but do not realize that its fruit is also very valuable.

The fruit of the cypress is called cypress fruit, which is irregular in shape, like a thorn ball. This fruit can not be eaten because it tastes very bitter, which is even more bitter than Coptis chinensis, which is "dumb to eat Coptis chinensis, there is bitterness unspeakable". So even if the cypress is full of fruit, few people pick it. Although its fruit is useless, but the shell is a good thing, it is called "cypress shell" in folk, and it is an excellent material for pillow core. There is a folk prescription that cypress shell pillows can treat insomnia and slowly blacken white hair.

It is recorded in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica: "Bai Shi, calming the liver and moistening the kidney" does play a certain role in insomnia and dreaminess, neck pain and irritability. Because its aromatic substances contain oily substances that can calm the nerves and relax the spirit, and can regulate the symptoms of neurasthenia and difficulty falling asleep, it is a natural "sleep aiding artifact". This is also proved in Chongqing Herbal Medicine: "relieving wind evil, calming the mind, and stopping bleeding." However, it is generally not used as traditional Chinese medicine, and it is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

About it can cure white hair, this saying comes from the folk, peel off the cypress shell, dry it and crush it, then put it into a pillow, and then pillow for half a year, so that the hair can slowly turn black. This is a folk prescription for the treatment of white hair, but the specific effect remains to be verified. If you need medicine, please consult a doctor. Readers, has anyone ever used a cypress pillow?