The efficacy and function of wild cherry

Wild cherries are very familiar to everyone. They have a long history and are very effective in regulating the body and treating diseases. They are a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

【Alias】Tangle

[Source] It is the fruit and seed of the Prunus armeniaca plant of the Rosaceae family. The fruits are harvested when they are ripe in July and August.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub or small tree, 3 to 5 meters high. The twigs are smooth, reddish when young, turning gray-brown with age. The leaves are alternate, ovate or oblong-obovate, with acute or short-caudal tips, rounded or cordate bases, densely serrated edges, and petiole tips often with two disc-shaped glands. The flowers are white, 3 to 9 arranged in racemes, the bracts are leaf-like, with disc-shaped glands on the margins; the calyx is recurved and equal in length to the tube. The drupe is nearly spherical and red. The fruit ripens from July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on the edge and underside of mountain forests. Distributed in Ningxia, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Fruit: sweet, slightly cool. Seeds: sour, warm.

[Functions and indications] Fruit: clears blood heat, benefits the kidneys, treats sore throat and hoarseness; mash the juice and take one glass of it, twice a day. Seeds: can cure measles at the initial stage when the rash does not come out completely; 3 qian of wild cherry kernels and 2 qian of coriander. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From the Ningxia Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook

From the above we can see that the traditional Chinese medicine wild cherry has very high medicinal value, so we can consider using wild cherry in our lives.