The efficacy and function of water lotus sand

Water Lotus Sand is one of the common traditional Chinese medicines in our country. The medicinal history of Water Lotus Sand is very long. There are records of Water Lotus Sand in many ancient medical books. Water Lotus Sand has good edible value and medicinal value. Let’s take a look.

[Other names] Cotoneaster chinensis, Rockwood (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), Alpine Belt White Horse Bone (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Catalogue).

[Source] It is the branches, leaves or roots of the Rosaceae plant Cotoneaster lappa .

[Original morphology] Deciduous or semi-evergreen low shrub, about 50 cm high, with branches spreading horizontally to both sides and covered with short soft hairs. The leaves are alternate, nearly round to broadly elliptic, 10-12 mm long, 4-9 mm wide, with a thin tip, a rounded or pointed base, dark green above, and flat stiff hairs on the veins and petioles below; the petioles are 1-2 mm long; some leaves turn red or orange-red in late autumn. There are 1 to 2 pink flowers, growing at the top of short spur-shaped side branches, nearly sessile; the calyx is 5-lobed and slightly hairy; there are 5 petals; and there are 20 stamens. The fruit is nearly spherical, about 5 mm long, bright red, and often has 3 cores. Flowering period is June. The fruiting period is from September to October.

【Habitat distribution】Grows on hillsides. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

【Functions and indications】 ① "Emei Medicinal Plants": "It can relieve cough and be taken orally after decoction."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Emei Medicinal Plants".

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the traditional Chinese medicine Water Lotus Sand in the above article, it is not difficult to find that Water Lotus Sand has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.