[efficacy and function of Catalpa leaves] how to make tea in Catalpa leaves

Liriodendron leaf is really a very common leaf, as far as the catalpa tree is concerned, it is mainly its flowers that have ornamental value. But although the leaves of Catalpa mandshurica have no ornamental value, they have medicinal value.

I. the efficacy and function of Catalpa chinensis leaves

1. It has the effect of detumescence and detoxification, expelling pus and generating muscle.

2. it mainly treats the symptoms such as swelling, back of hair, diarrhea, alopecia and so on.

3, cure poison swelling do not ask hard and soft: take ten heavy thin swelling of Juglans mandshurica leaves, that is, wrapped in old silk, day three is easy, when there is a heavy poisonous gas for the flow of water in the leaves. Such as the winter moon, dry the leaves and soak them in salt water for a long time.

4. Cure widowed fistula: Chinese catalpa leaves are blindly fried. Before and after the Autumn Equinox, 15 jin of leaves are picked on Pingdan, one stone of water is picked, and three buckets of water are fried in the kettle. Do not change the pot to fry seven or eight liters, and then change the pan to take two liters, that is, it is fried, and it is not in the pot. For all patients, first take sesame oil, wax and crisp chestnuts, and dissolve them like flour fat; and take seven almonds, a little ginger, fine flour and rice flour, put them into the ointment and stir them well. Put on the sore first. After two days, it was wiped, that is, it was covered with sores with grate evenly coated with Juglans mandshurica and wrapped with soft silk. At one point on the second day, he wiped it off and put on a new drug, but on the fifth or sixth day, he had already made the head, and the muscles were calmed down, and those without acupoints disappeared internally. You have to be careful for half a year since then.

5. Treat moxibustion sores for a long time, itching pain produces yellow water: use Catalpa leaves to tamper with Luo for the end, apply sores.

6, treat children's head sores, hair is not born, and alopecia alopecia: Liriodendron leaf juice smear on.

7. Treat children with eye barrier: Liriodendron leaves are badly pounded, wrapped in paper, heavy wrapped in mud, burned in a fierce fire, waiting for the mud to dry, that is, take out, remove the mud into the water a little, then take out the juice, fill it with bronze ware, and gradually boil it over slow fire, so that it is stored in porcelain, and a green bean is ordered one degree a day.

Second, the medicinal value of Liriodendron leaves.

[provenance] from the Compendium of Materia Medica 1. "Compendium": Juglans mandshurica is a surgical medicine, but few people know about it. GE Chang's "rhyme Yangqiu" cloud, some people suffer from a bad back of hair, millions of people do not feel sick, a doctor takes Juglans mandshurica leaves as ointment, apply it on the outside, and take it with mica paste on the inside. As much as four taels, it will not take a long time to get better. Fan Wang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, also known as the famous doctor, also known as Liriodendron leaves in the treatment of sores, then Juglans mandshurica has the ability to extract poison and discharge pus.

[source] is the leaf of Juglans mandshurica. Catalpa bungei C, A, Mey.

[harvest and storage] pick, fresh or dry in spring and summer.

Bitter taste; cool nature.

[usage dosage] external use: appropriate amount, tamping juice coating; boil paste coating; or research powder.

[discussion] "relics of Materia Medica": apply sores, also boil soup to wash purulent blood, take dried leaves in winter, and knead it with soup.

Third, the introduction of Catalpa leaf tea

1. Liriodendron leaf tea pays attention to a big drink, raises the neck, and wriggles greedily, which is purely authentic. It's not as full-bodied as a can of tea. It should be tasted slowly. Liriodendron leaf tea comes from Catalpa tree. There are many Liriodendron trees in the north. In front of the eaves, by the ditch, on the cliff, wherever there are people, you can see the catalpa tree.

two。 Han Yu's poem "Juglans mandshurica" in the Tang Dynasty praised: "at what age was it a big tree?" Once entangled with the ivy. Who gets even with getting rid of youth, look at spitting thousands of layers of flowers. " Another poem said: "the court catalpa is limited to five plants, and Fangsheng is in ten steps."

3. Every year in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, after the first black frost, the leaves of the catalpa tree are all red. At this time, it is the best time to pick Chinese catalpa leaves. The best leaves of Liriodendron should be picked from the branches of Xiangyang.

4. The baking process of Catalpa leaf tea is as simple as blinking. The iron pot with a large mouth is easy to generate heat. at this time, spread the Juglans mandshurica leaves evenly in the iron pot, reduce the fire, bake patiently for a while, evaporate the moisture from the leaves, put the hemp skin together, hang it under the cool eaves, and smell it. A wisp of scorched sweetness spread out.

5. Put three or four leaves of Juglans mandshurica, rushed into the boiling water, will not be, the edge of a light red, clear and cool breath, showing a scorched sweet taste.

It seems that although the Chinese catalpa leaf looks inconspicuous and looks almost the same as the ordinary leaf, what is hidden under its weak appearance is a little guy with great value. If you also like this little guy, try raising your own catalpa tree.