儿茶

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【中文学名】儿茶

【别称】儿茶膏、孩儿茶、乌爹泥

界：植物界

门：被子植物门           纲：双子叶植物纲

目：豆目                      科：豆科

属：金合欢属               种：儿茶树

【分布区域】产云南、广西、广东、浙江南部及台湾，其中除云南（西双版纳、临沧地区）有野生外，余均为引种。印度、缅甸和非洲东部亦有分布。

【药用】心材碎片煎汁，经浓缩干燥即为儿茶浸膏或儿茶末，有清热、生津、化痰、止血、敛疮、生肌、定痛等功能。

【用材】从心材中提取的拷胶也是工业上鞣革、染料用的优良原料。木材坚硬、细致，可供枕木、建筑、农具、车厢等用。

Catechu

【Chinese Scientific Name】catechu

【Nickname (s】Catechu cream, baby tea, utai mud

Kingdom: kingdom of plants

Phylum: Angiosperm Class: Dicotyledon Class

Order: pea family: leguminous family

Genus: Acacia chinensis Species: catechu

【Distribution Area】 Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, southern Zhejiang and Taiwan, in addition to Yunnan (Xishuangbanna, Lincang area) wild, more than are introduced species. India, Burma and East Africa are also found.

【Medicinal】 Decocting juice of hearthwood fragments, after concentrated and dried, is the extract of catechu catechu or the end of catechu catechu, which has the functions of clearing heat, generating fluid, resolving phlegm, stopping bleeding, collecting sores, generating muscle and relieving pain.

【Material】 Coating glue extracted from heartwood is also an excellent raw material for tanning leather and dyes in industry. Timber hard, fine, can be used for sleepers, construction, farm tools, cars and so on.