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Amur velvet belongs to a family called rue. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Phellodendron amurense Rupr.
Description of Amur Velvet
Amur velvet is a tree that can reach about thirty meters in height and one meter in diameter. However, on the territory of the Amur Region, this plant will not exceed fifteen centimeters in height and forty centimeters in diameter, and this plant will not grow above five meters at the borders of the range. The crown of this plant is very dense, and the bark will be light gray in color, while in young plants the bark is often also endowed with a silvery tint. It is worth noting that with age, the bark of the plant begins to darken very actively.
Amur velvet leaves in the lower part of the branches are alternate, but from above they will be opposite and endowed with several pairs of petiolate leaves. The total length of a leaf of Amur velvet will be about thirty centimeters, while the length of individual leaves will not exceed ten centimeters, and the width - four centimeters.
The flowers of the plant will be small, they are endowed with greenish in color, oblong-elliptical rather sharp petals, the length of which will be about three to four millimeters. The stamens will be one and a half to two times longer than the petals themselves. The fruit of the Amur velvet is a spherical black and somewhat shiny drupe, which will have about five seeds. This fruit is inedible and has a rather pungent specific odor, while the diameter of this fruit will be about one centimeter.
Under natural conditions, this plant can be found in the Far East: on the territory of the Amur region and Primorye. This plant grows near river valleys and streams. Also, sometimes Amur velvet can be found on the slopes of the mountains, no higher than five hundred meters above sea level.
The healing properties of Amur velvet
Amur velvet has very valuable medicinal properties: for this purpose it is customary to use plant bark, leaves and fruits.
In the roots of Amur velvet, a rather high content of alkaloids and other nitrogen-containing substances is noted. Berberine was found in the wood of the branches, and polysaccharides, steroids and numerous alkaloids were found in the bark. As for the bast of the plant, there are many carbohydrates and related compounds, as well as starch, mucus, saponins, alkaloids, steroids and coumarins, as well as tannins.
Amur velvet leaves contain essential oil, vitamins C and P, coumarins, tannins, flavonoids and berberine. The fruits of the plant contain carbohydrates, alkaloids and essential oil. In the flowers of the plant are alkaloids and diosmin.
As for Chinese medicine, the bast and leaves of the plant have tonic properties, namely, they are able to improve appetite and increase the efficiency of digestion in general. Such funds are used for dyspepsia, hepatitis, general depletion of the body, bacterial dysentery and, in addition, also as a hemostatic agent. In Korean medicine, it is recommended to consume two or three berries of this plant every day in case of diabetes mellitus. In addition, it is recommended to use bast as a pain reliever, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and expectorant. Lub is considered very useful for a number of inflammatory diseases of both the lungs and pleura, as well as for bone tuberculosis, flu, sore throat and even bruises.
Outwardly, it is recommended to use a decoction of bast for various skin and eye diseases. For example, with eczema, conjunctivitis and diseases of the oral mucosa.
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