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Efficacy and function of Milan orchid

The efficacy of Michelia is rich in medicinal value, can be used as medicine, is cool and pungent in taste, has the efficacy of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and is suitable for treating cough due to lung heat and menorrhagia.

Caviar orchid (Latin scientific name: AglaiaodorataLour. ), alias "Mizilan", "Milan" and "Yuzilan", is an evergreen shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Melia. Caviar is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 4-7 meters high and multi-branched; Young parts are often covered with star-shaped rusty scales. Odd pinnate compound leaves alternate, 5- 12 cm long; Axial leaves have narrow wings, leaflets 3-5, papery, opposite, obovate to oblong. Hybrid flowers; Panicle axillary; These flowers are yellow and very fragrant. Berry ovoid or subglobose, sparsely stellate scales; Seeds have fleshy arils. Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan; Southeast Asia also has it. Common in moist and fertile loam and sandy loam forests. Often cultivated, its flowers are used as spices for smoked tea, and aromatic oil can also be extracted; High quality wood is used in sculpture, furniture and other materials. Mizailan (original variety), shrub or small tree; The stems are branchlets, and the tips of young branches are covered with star-shaped rust scales. The leaf length is 5- 12(- 16) cm, the leaf axis and petiole have narrow wings and 3-5 leaflets; The small leaves are opposite, thick papery, 2-7(- 1 1) cm long and 1-3.5(-5) cm wide. The upper 1 is the largest, the lower one is much smaller than the upper one, the apex is blunt, the base is wedge-shaped, both sides are hairless, and one lateral vein is left and right.