侧柏叶又名柏叶,丛柏叶,扁柏,云片柏等,为柏科常绿植物侧柏的嫩枝与叶。现代人多将侧柏叶作为绿化观赏植物,而对它的养生价值却鲜有了解。在古代,侧柏的嫩枝是备受道家推崇的延年之品。明代李时珍《本草纲目》中“乃多寿之木,所以可以入服食。道家以之点汤常饮”的记载,并总结 Oriental Arborvitae also known as Bo Ye, Cong Bai Ye, cypress, cloud cypress, etc., is the evergreen branch of Cypress cypress twigs and leaves. Most modern people use oriental arborvitae as an ornamental plant, but they have little understanding of its health value. In ancient times, the twigs of Platycladus orientalis was a product of the Lunar New Year that was highly praised by the Taoists. In the Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen’s “Compendium of Materia Medica,” it is the wood that is the life of many people, so you can eat and eat.