The efficacy and function of Elaeagnus crassifolia

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Elaeagnus ramosissima has great medicinal value and can treat many diseases. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

[Other names] Earring fruit, goat milk fruit, sweet mallet, sugar pot, cinnamon willow

[Source] Elaeagnus glabra Thunb., a vine of the Elaeagnuaceae family, is used as medicine using its fruit, roots and leaves .

[Habitat distribution] Henan and the provinces in the Yangtze River basin, south to Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan.

[Chemical composition] The leaves contain alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, sugars, amino acids and organic acids.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, flat.

【Functions and indications】Leaves: relieve asthma and cough.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 List of Medicinal Plants in Guangxi

Elaeagnus rotundus is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that Elaeagnus rotundus does have good medicinal value.