Velvet amur - phellodendron amurense rupr.

Family Route - Rutaceae

Бархат амурский – Phellodendron amurense rupr. Бархат амурский – Phellodendron amurense rupr.

Botanical characteristics. The cork tree (Phellodendron amurense Rupr) is the tree of the family of rut. Velvet is a typical representative of the cedar-broad-leaved forests of Primorye and the Amur Region. The tree is up to 30 m tall with an openwork crown.

The root system is powerful. The bark of young shoots is ashen-gray, old trees - brown, with a thick cork layer. Leaves opposite, complex, odd-pinnate. Leaflets lanceolate, with a long-drawn sharp apex, almost sessile. Flowers are small, yellowish-green in spreading inflorescences. Fruits are black, shiny, globose with five teardrop-shaped seeds. Blossoms in June, the fruits ripen in September and hang for a long time in the trees.

Used parts of the plant. Medicinal raw materials are roots, leaves, fruits, bark, sometimes bast. Raw materials are harvested in the usual way at different times of vegetation.

Chemical composition. All parts of the plant contain phytoncides, essential oil, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, coumarins, carbohydrates and related compounds. In the bark and bast we have saponins and steroids. In leaves, flowers and fruits - pigments, vitamins.

Application. In folk medicine of the Far East and Priamurye velvet is used in the form of broths and infusions of leaves and flowers. Broths of fruits and bark - with pneumonia, pleurisy, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes, as an astringent, diuretic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anthelmintic, deodorizing. Outer broth of bark and bast use for various skin diseases. Tincture of fruits - with dysentery, diseases of the stomach, oral cavity. Decoction of the bark of young plants is used for nephritis and leprosy.

In experiments (all experiments with tumors are carried out only in animals) preparations of Amur velvet reduce blood pressure, increase resistance to tumors, hematomas, sarcomas, and have fungicidal activity.

The leaf preparation "Fellavin" has an antiviral effect, is active against viruses "herpes". Essential oil shows a pronounced bactericidal, antipyretic, anthelmintic effect.

In Chinese medicine, velvet is widely used for various diseases like antipyretic, antiseptic, haemostatic, tonic; For the treatment of infectious jaundice, asthenia, dysentery, dyspepsia, filariasis, elephantiosis; In Tibetan medicine - in diseases of the kidneys, eyes, respiratory infections, typhoid, hepatitis, diseases of lymph nodes, polyatrites, allergies, dermatitis. In Japan, the extract of leaves and fruits of velvet is used to treat cervical cancer; It is part of the complex recipes of Oriental medicine for the treatment of liver, lung, bone tuberculosis, eczema, as a bactericidal and astringent.

Nanais fruits velvet used in the form of ointments with vegetable fat or fat for various dermatitis, dermatomycosis, with fractures, burns, frostbite.

Phytoncides have bactericidal properties. In this regard, velvet can serve as an ornamental plant for recreation areas, sanatoriums and health resorts. Honey, collected from Amur velvet, has anti-tuberculosis effect.

Preparation

  • To prepare the infusion take 20 g of leaves and flowers, pour 200 ml of boiling water, insist on a water bath for 15 minutes, cool 45 minutes, filter. Take 1/3 cup for reception 3-4 times a day after meals.
  • For broth take 15 g of fruit or bark, pour 200 ml of boiling water, insist on the bath for 30 minutes, cool 10 minutes, filter. Take 2 tbsp. Spoon 3-4 times a day after meals.