The efficacy and function of wild bitter pear root

The root of wild bitter pear has attracted our attention in our lives because of its extremely high medicinal value. Let's take a closer look at what wild bitter pear root is.

[Source] It is the root of Cotoneaster sepium . Harvest in autumn.

【Original form】 Semi-evergreen shrub. The twigs have yellow-gray flat soft hairs when young. The simple leaves are alternate, leathery, elliptical or narrowly elliptical, 2.5-4.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, shortly acuminate at the apex with a small protrusion, cuneate at the base, entire, densely covered with yellowish-white soft hairs on the underside, and the petiole is about 4 mm long. The compound umbel inflorescence is terminal on the side branches, with small flowers and densely appressed pubescent pedicels; the calyx is 5-lobed and densely appressed pubescent; the petals are 5, broadly obovate, reddish purple; the stamens are numerous; the ovary is inferior, with 2 stigmas. Pear fruit is reddish brown.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in the shade of mountains and fields. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool, non-toxic.

【Functions and indications】Reduce swelling and detoxify.

[Additional prescription] To treat redness, swelling and malignant disease: Mash the root bark of fresh wild bitter pear and wrap it around the affected area. If the affected area has not ulcerated, wrap the entire area; if the affected area has ulcerated, leave the end intact.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

In general, the effect of wild bitter pear root is quite significant. It is precisely because wild bitter pear root has relatively good health-preserving effects that the application of wild bitter pear root in health-preserving life can be said to be quite high.