Description
Litsea cubeba, whose Chinese name is Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers., also known as Litsea cubeba, Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. Deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 8-10 meters, young trees have yellow-green and smooth bark, and old trees have gray-brown bark. It is pungent in nature, slightly bitter, aromatic and non-toxic. It blooms from November to April of the next year, and the branches and leaves have a fragrant smell. The root bark and leaves can be used for medicinal purposes. It has the effects of warming the kidney and strengthening the stomach, promoting qi and dispelling stagnation. It is used to treat stomach pain, vomiting and unnamed swelling and poisoning.
Litsea cubeba is one of China's unique spice plant resources. The fruits, flowers, leaves, wood and roots of Litsea cubeba are all useful, and the main utilization value is that the peel contains aromatic oil. Litsea cubeba aromatic oil is commonly known as "Litsea cubeba oil". The main ingredient in the oil is citral, with a content of more than 80%, which brings convenience to the industrial purification of citral. Citral is an important raw material for the synthesis of ionone and vitamin A, and has important uses in the perfume industry and the pharmaceutical industry. The annual output of Litsea cubeba oil in my country is more than 2000t, and it is the world's largest producer and exporter. The products are exported to the United States, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and other countries, and are well-known at home and abroad.
