Lindera communis
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Synonyms: Lindera bodinieri, Beilschmiedia parvifolia, Lindera formosana, Litsea cavaleriei, Lindera glauca var. nitidula, Lindera sterrophylla, Lindera yunnanensis, Lindera communis var. esquirolii, Lindera communis var. okinawensis, Benzoin formosanum, Lindera paxiana, Benzoin commune
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Chinese folk and traditional medicine the leaves, branches and oil-rich seeds of Lindera communis are used externally to treat wounds, burns, sores and bleeding, the plant being regarded as haemostatic, analgesic and antipyretic; the same preparations have long been applied to wounds and skin conditions in livestock (Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2025; Chinese materia medica).
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Botanical Description
Lindera communis is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae) native to southern and central China and adjacent parts of Indochina. It commonly grows 3-10 m tall, with smooth to finely fissured bark and slender, often finely hairy young branchlets. The alternate, leathery leaves are ovate to lance-shaped, glossy dark green above and paler beneath, with a pointed tip and prominent venation, and like other members of the family they are aromatic when bruised. The small, pale yellow, unisexual flowers are borne in compact axillary clusters (umbels) in spring, the species being dioecious or polygamous. The fruit is a small, ovoid, fleshy drupe that ripens from green to red, containing a single oil-rich seed; the seeds yield a high proportion of fixed oil. The tree grows in mixed and broad-leaved forests, on hill slopes, valley sides and forest margins, often on calcareous soils, at low to middle elevations.
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