Japanese Elm Medium

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Japanese elm medium is one of the plants of the family called elm, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Ulmus japonica (Rehd.) Sarg. As for the name of the Japanese middle elm family, in Latin this name will be: Ulmaceae Mirb.

Description of Japanese medium elm

The Japanese medium elm is also known as the Japanese elm. This plant is a tree that can grow to about thirty-five centimeters in height. The trunk of this plant is whitish, very often this trunk can be endowed with cork growths. The leaves of this plant can be either bare or rough. These leaves are fluffy and obovate, they are endowed with a double-serrate edge, their length is about two to eight centimeters, and their width will be about one and a half centimeters. The fruit of the Japanese medium elm is a hairless and obovate lionfish. Flowering of this plant begins in April and lasts until June.

Under natural conditions, this plant can be found in the Daursky region of Eastern Siberia, as well as in the Far East, namely in Primorye and Sakhalin. For growing, the Japanese medium elm prefers mixed and broad-leaved forests, and can also often form clean stands in the foothill and lowland areas. Usually this plant does not grow above 700 meters above sea level, while preferring illuminated slopes and river terraces. Actually, this plant is quite decorative, and besides that, it will also be a honey plant.

Description of the medicinal properties of Japanese medium elm

Japanese elm is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the bast, leaves, seeds, shoots and bark of the branches of this plant.

Such valuable medicinal properties are due to the content of tannins in the bark of the trunk of this plant, and the leaves contain isoquercitrin, quercetin 3-glucuronide and phenol carboxylic acids. In folk medicine, shoots are widely used in the treatment of various skin diseases, while the infusion of the bark of the branches of Japanese elm is used as a fairly effective remedy for rashes and bleeding, as well as against fever. A decoction made from the leaves of this plant is used to treat cystitis, and externally to treat dermatitis. Among other things, such a decoction can be simply eaten. As far as the use of seeds is concerned, they are commonly used to treat a variety of skin conditions.

Actually, this plant plays a rather large role for forestry, as well as for fire treatment of buildings, during reclamation work, in field protection and ravine afforestation. It is noteworthy that the bark of branches of the Japanese medium elm is also used for tanning leather. As for wood, it can be used in construction, shipbuilding, furniture and plywood industries, as well as for a variety of turning and joinery work. The Japanese medium elm change can be eaten roasted or raw.

For psoriasis, it is recommended to use the following remedy: to prepare it, you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed dry bark of the branches of this plant for three hundred milliliters of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for about five to six minutes, and then left to infuse for about one hour, after which this mixture should be very thoroughly filtered. Such a remedy should be taken approximately two tablespoons three times a day.

The following tool is also effective: to prepare it, you have to take one tablespoon of dry crushed leaves in one glass of water. This mixture is boiled for three minutes, and then infused for one hour, after which it is thoroughly filtered. This remedy is recommended in the form of compresses and externally for dermatitis.