What is the efficacy and function of witch hazel in North America?

The efficacy and function of witch hazel in North America is to detect sticks, medicines and beauty.

1, probe

The forked branches of witch hazel in North America are considered to be excellent materials for making detection sticks (divination sticks). Bark extract has astringent effect and can be added to cosmetics as astringent.

Indians use bark and leaves to treat skin inflammation. The wood is reddish brown, the sapwood is nearly white, the material is fine, the wood is heavy and hard, and the density is 0.68.

2. medicine

The extracts of branches, leaves and barks can be used medicinally, mainly for treating acne, abrasions and swelling. The main components of the extract include tannic acid, gallic acid, catechin, proanthocyanidins, flavonoids (kaempferol and quercetin), essential oils (carvacrol, eugenol and hexenol), choline and saponins.

3. Beauty

Distilled toilet water (pure dew) can be used to care for the skin. It is a strong antioxidant and astringent, which is very effective in treating acne. It is also recommended to treat psoriasis, eczema, skin lacerations or blisters, mosquito bites, varicose veins and hemorrhoids, as well as skin cuts, abrasions and sunburns.

The products containing witch hazel ingredients, such as "witch hazel extract" sold in the market, mainly come from witch hazel in North America, not from China.

Extended data:

Witch hazel in North America belongs to a rare species that survived from ancient geological times. In the long history, North American Indian tribes called this tree "witch hazel". Because of its growing environment and rarity of species, it always gives people a mysterious and strange "high cold feeling"

Local witch doctors are familiar with the efficacy of witch hazel in North America. They will use its bark and leaves to treat acne, bruises and swelling. Nowadays, it has become one of the popular additives in skin care products, and the active substances (mainly including tannic acid, gallic acid, catechin, proanthocyanidins, flavonoids, essential oils, choline and saponins) have been effectively extracted, which are widely used in the skin care industry and occupy a place in major skin care brands.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hamamelis North America