What Are the Medical Uses of Acmella Oleracea?

Camellia oleifera (Latin name Camellia oleifera Abel.) Alias: Camellia oleifera , Camellia oleifera , and White Flower Tea; Because its seeds can be squeezed oil (tea oil) for consumption, it is named. Tea oil has a clear fragrance, rich nutrition, and is resistant to storage. It is a high-quality edible oil; it can also be used as a lubricant and anti-rust oil in industry. Tea cakes are both pesticides and fertilizers, which can improve the water storage capacity of farmland and control rice field pests. Peel is the raw material for extracting tannin.

Camellia oleifera likes warmth and is afraid of cold. It requires an average annual temperature of 16 18 .

Camellia oleifera is one of the four major woody oils in the world. It grows in the high mountains and hills of the subtropical region of southern China. It is a pure natural high-grade oil unique to China. Mainly concentrated in the five provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi with an annual output of only about 200,000 tons. ^[3]

Seeds are oblate, rounded on the back, flat on the ventral surface, 1-2.5 cm long, obtuse at one end, recessed at the other, light brown on the surface and rich in oil. Scented and bitter. ^[6]

The seed contains triterpenoid saponins: oleipherone. Camelliagenin A, theasapogenol A and B, D-glucuronic acid, D-glucose, D-galactose are obtained after hydrolysis. ), D-xylose, angelic acid, tiglic acid, -methylbutyric acid. ^[6]