The efficacy and function of wild lychee fruit

Wild lychee fruit is a common type of traditional Chinese medicine. It has many different functions and can treat some diseases of the human body. Let us now learn about its specific functions.

【English name】 Dendrobenthamia angustata (Chun) Fang

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Cornaceae plant Tetraspermum officinale.

[Original form] Evergreen small tree or shrub, 4-12m high. Young branches are hairy, gray-green. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 8-12mm long; covered with fine hairs when young, almost glabrous when old; leaf blade is leathery, oblong or elliptic-ovate, covered with soft hairs when young, glabrous when old, and densely covered with close-fitting white soft hairs below; lateral veins are 3-4 pairs. The head inflorescence is nearly spherical, composed of about 55-80 flowers, about 1 cm in diameter, with 4 white petal-like bracts; the bracts are long wolf-shaped or obovate, 25-32 mm long and 11-22 mm wide; the calyx is tubular, densely covered with coarse hairs, and 4-lobed; there are 4 petals and 4 stamens, which are shorter than the petals; the disk is annular and slightly 4-lobed; the ovary is inferior. The infructescence is spherical, red when ripe, and covered with fine white hairs. The total fruit stalk is slender, 6-10.5cm long. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is October-November. .

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sweet; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; drives away ascaris; stops bleeding. Indications: jaundice due to damp-heat; ascariasis; bleeding due to trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 30-60g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what wild lychee fruit is. We know that wild lychee fruit is actually a kind of Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and has almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.