A daily taste of Chinese medicine concave bark

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-16

Scientific name in ChineseConcave bark.

Pinyin」 aopupi

Latin scientific name」1.liriodendron chinensis(hemsl.)sarg.2.liriodendron tulipifera l.

AliasesCinnamon bark.

It is the bark of the tulipwood of the magnolia family.

Original form

1.Deciduous trees, up to 40m high. The bark is black-brown and longitudinally lobed. Leaf alternate; petioles 4-8 cm long; separation of the leaf and petioles; The leaves are horse-gown-shaped, 4-18cm long and 2 cm wide5-20 cm, apex truncated or slightly concave, base rounded or shallow heart-shaped, with 1 opposite lobes near base. Flowers solitary at the top of the branches, cup-shaped, perianth 9, nearly equal, outer whorls 3 green, sepals, abducted, two inner whorls 6, erect, outer green with yellow longitudinal stripes; The stamens are numerous, densely stacked on a spindle-shaped central column. The aggregate fruit is ovate-conical, and the tip of the small nut extends into wings, and the wings are 2-3 cm long. Seeds 1-2. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

2.Arbor, 50-60m high. The bark is deeply longitudinally cracked. Twigs brown or purplish-brown, often white. Leaf alternate; petioles 5-10cm long; separation of the leaf and petioles; The leaves are horse-gown-shaped, 7-12 cm long and 8-18 cm wide, 2-lobed at the apex and 2-3 laterally lobed near the base, and the young leaves are covered with white fine hairs below them, which then fall off. Flowers cup-shaped, 4-5 cm long: perianth 9, outer whorls 3 green, sepals, outward, inner two rounds 6, greenish-yellow, with an orange-yellow nectar gland below the middle of the inner surface; stamens numerous, anthers longer than filaments; The pistils are mostly yellow-green, and do not protrude beyond the perianth when flowering. The polymer fruit is spindle-shaped, about 7 cm long; The small nut has long, narrow wings, and the fruit is about 8 cm long. Seeds 1-2 with thin, dry seed coats. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

Habitat Division

Wild in valley forests or shady slopes and ditches; or cultivated for ornamentation. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan and other places.

traits

Tulipwood bark: grooved or semi-rolled, 3-5mm thick. The old bark is yellowish-brown in appearance, very rough, and scale-like; The bark of young trees is grayish-brown with longitudinal cracks. The inner surface is yellowish-brown or yellowish-white, with fine longitudinal lines. Brittle, easy to break, the outer layer of the section is granular, and the inner layer is fibrous. The air is slight and the taste is slightly pungent.

DosageInternal: decoction, 9 15g.

StorageStore in a cool, dry place to prevent moths.

Sexual tasteLaborious; Sexual temperature.

featuresdispelling wind and dehumidification; Dispels chills and relieves cough.

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