キハダ
キハダ

キハダ

  • Amur Corktree
  • ミカン科キハダ属
  • 日本

漢方薬にもなる黄色い木

ミカン科の落葉広葉樹で木の皮は黄色。光沢があり、杢目が非常に上質で美しいので家具材、建築内装材、鏡台や経木、アイヌの木彫りにも使われる。黄色い樹皮を乾燥させ、コルク質を取り除くと生薬や漢方薬として知られる黄檗になり、消化促進、炎症を抑えるといった効果が得られる。

Yellow trees that also become herbal medicine

The deciduous broad-leaved tree of the Orchardaceae family tree is yellow in color. It is shiny, the eyedropper is very fine and beautiful so it is used for furniture materials, building interior materials, mirror stands and wood trees, wood carving for the Ainu. When the yellow bark is dried and removed from the cork, it turns into yellow stone known as herbal medicine or herbal medicine, and it has the effect of promoting digestion and suppressing inflammation.