The efficacy and function of salt gourd vine fruit

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine salt gourd vine fruit.

[Alias] Goat milk fruit.

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the fruit of Elaeagnus lanceo-lata Warb., a plant of the Elaeagnaceae family.

[Original form] Elaeagnus lanceolate evergreen shrub, about 4m tall. Young branches densely covered with silvery white and light yellowish brown scales. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 5-7mm long, yellowish brown; leaf blade is leathery, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 5-14cm long, 1.5-3.6cm wide, apex acuminate, base rounded, rarely broadly cuneate, entire margin recurved; lateral veins are 8-12 pairs, spreading at a 45-degree angle to the midrib, and reticulate veins are not obvious above. The flowers are pale yellowish white, drooping, often clustered in 3-5 on short branches in the leaf axils; the pedicels are 3-5mm long; the perianth tube is round, 5-6mm long, with 4 broad triangular lobes; there are 4 stamens, and the filaments are very short or absent; the style is erect, almost glabrous or sparsely covered with very few stellate soft hairs. The fruit is oval, 12-15mm long, densely covered with brown or silvery white scales, and reddish yellow when ripe. The flowering period is August-October, and the fruiting period is April-May of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain forests or forest edges at an altitude of 600-2500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; Flat

【Functions and indications】Astringes the intestines and stops diarrhea. Main enteritis; dysentery

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, the effect of salt gourd vine fruit is quite significant. It is precisely because salt gourd vine fruit has relatively good health-preserving effects, so the application of salt gourd vine fruit in health-preserving in daily life can be said to be quite high.