The efficacy and function of lemon chicken fruit

Speaking of lemongrass, I believe many friends know it because it has a good effect in treating diseases. However, some friends do not know the specific effects of lemon chicken fruit, so here we will learn about the effects of lemon chicken fruit in detail.

[Source] It is the fruit of the legume plant Caragana microphylla . The fruits are harvested when they are about to mature and dried in the shade.

[Original form] A multi-branched dwarf shrub, 50 to 100 cm tall. The bark is yellow-gray, yellow-white when young; the branches are hairy when young; the stipules on the long branches are persistent and hardened into thorns, about 3-10 mm long; the leaves are even-pinnate, with 5-10 pairs of leaflets, obovate or nearly elliptical, 3-10 mm long, 1-8 mm wide, obtuse or shallowly concave at the apex, with fine needle tips, covered with silky short soft hairs when young, and only covered with very sparse short soft hairs later. Flowers are solitary, 20-25 mm long; pedicels are covered with silky short hairs, 1 cm long, with joints near the middle; calyx is bell-shaped, 9-12 mm long, 5-7 mm wide, densely covered with short hairs, oblique base, calyx teeth are broadly triangular, about 3 mm long, and densely covered with short hairs on the edges; corolla is yellow, the standard petal is nearly round, and the ears of the keel petal are not obvious. The pods are flat, linear, with an acute tip, 4 to 5 cm long, 5 to 7 mm wide, and glabrous. Flowering period is from June to July. Fruiting period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides, coastal grasslands, sand dunes and dry slopes. Distributed in Northeast China, North China and Shaanxi.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, treats sore throat.

[Additional prescription] For treating sore throat: take equal parts of Caragana microphylla fruit, Chinese angelica dahurica and Taraxacum officinale. Grind together into fine powder. Take 5 fen each time, with warm water.

[Remarks] The whole herb of this plant (Caragana korshinskii) is also used for medicinal purposes, which is detailed in a separate article.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction of the effects and functions of lemon chicken fruit, everyone knows its magic. In fact, there are many seemingly ordinary people or things in life that contain power that we cannot imagine. Now that everyone knows the magical therapeutic effects and functions of lemon chicken fruit, you can try it to test whether it is effective.