Hempleaf Negundo Chastetree Leaf

Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang.

Palm-shaped compound leaves, small leaves have 5 or 3 pieces, lanceolate or elliptical lanceolate, middle small leaf is 5~10cm long, 2~4cm wide, small leaves on the two sides gradually become small, apex is gradually pointed, base is wedge-shape, edges has thick saw-teeth; upper surface is green, lower surface is pale green, both sides has short downy hairs long the leaf vein, young leaf lower surface has relatively dense hairs, central petiole 2~6cm long, has light grooves and is densely covered in grayish-white downy hairs. Aromatic odor, acrid and slightly bitter taste.

Superior medicinal material has potent aroma and green color.

Acrid, bitter, neutral.

Resolves exterior, eliminates dampness, dispels phlegm, calms panting, resolves toxin, dispels wind, kills worm, stops pain. Apply to common cold, cough and asthma, stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea due to summerheat and dampness, beriberi and swelling, rashes and itching, foot tinea, acute mastitis with swelling pain, snake and insect bites.