- 스컹크 부시, Wafer ash
. 학명; Ptelea trifoliata
. 개요; 미국동부원산의 관목
. 효능; 강장제
. 사용법; 우리거나 팅크로
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Ptelea trifoliata
- 약용부위
. Root bark.
. 뿌리껍질
2 통명
- 영어; Pickaway anise, prairie grub, scubby trefoil, stinking prairie bush, swamp dogwood, three-leaved hop tree, wingseed.
- 한글; 스컹크 부시
3 개요
- 미국동부원산의 관목
. 습지와 숲 가장자리에서 자생
- 줄기; 8미트까지 성장
. 잎; 어긋나는 난형으로 형성
- 꽃; 6월에 녹색을 띈 백색의 산방꽃차례로 개화
. 열매; 사방에 날개가 달린 장방형으로 성숙
Wafer ash is a native American shrub found in moist places and along the edges of woods in the eastern states of the U.S. Growing as high as 25 feet, the stems and branches bear alternate leaves, each consisting of three ovate to elliptic-oblong leaflets. The greenish-white, malodorous flowers grow in small, dense corymbs during June. The fruit is an oblong-orbicular samara which is winged all around.
4 효능
- 강장제.
. 위장에 유익
. 다른 강장요법이 불가능할 때도 사용가능
- 식욕부진 개선
- 잎; 구충제와 상처치료제로도 사용
Tonic. A tea made from the root bark of the wafer ash has a beneficial effect on the stomach and is often tolerated when other tonic remedies are not. In particular, it helps to arouse a sluggish appetite. The leaves have also sometimes been credited with medicinal properties, as anthemintics and as applications to wounds.
5 사용법
- 우리기; 물 1컵에 1티스푼
. 하루 1컵 한모금씩 음용
- 팅크; 5-20방울 복용
Infusion; Steep 1 tsp. root bark in 1 cup water. Take 1 cup a day, a mouthful at a time.
Tincture; A dose is from 5 to 20 drops.