The efficacy and function of Ringo

Many people know that Ringo has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of Ringo are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of Ringo.

[Other names] Laiqin (Wang Youjun's Letter), Wenlin Fruit, Junnai, Five-color Linqin, Lianzhu Fruit (Zhiwenji), Huahong Fruit (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), Huahong, Shaguo (Pinhui Jingyao), Linqin (Ning Yuan's Food and Materia Medica), Miguo (Qunfangpu), Five-color Nai (Yishen Zongyao).

[Source] It is the fruit of the apple plant of the Rosaceae family .

【Original form】 Small tree. The branches often extend upward like shrubs, and the twigs are sparsely covered with hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; elliptical or ovate-elliptical. 7-12 cm long, with a short pointed tip, a rounded or cuneate base, and finely serrated edges. Young leaves are densely covered with white hairs, and when fully grown, the underside (especially on the veins) still has short soft hairs. The petioles are linear, 1.5-5 cm long. Umbel raceme, flowers are light pink, 4-5 cm in diameter; pedicels are 2-3 cm long; calyx has fine hairs; ovary is inferior, with 5 styles. The pear fruit is oblate, 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, with a concave top and erect remnant sepals, a deep sunken bottom, a yellow surface stained dark red, and scattered yellow skin spots. Flowering period is April. The fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in sunny places on hillsides and sandy plains. It was once widely cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin and the Yellow River area in my country.

【Chemical composition】 The fruit contains folic acid.

【Nature and flavor】Sour, sweet, neutral.

【Meridian】 ① "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "enters the heart, liver, and lung meridians."

【Functions and indications】Quenches thirst, resolves stagnation, and astringes semen. Treats diabetes, diarrhea, and spermatorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocting in water, eating raw, or mashing into juice. For external use: grind into powder and apply on skin.

【Note】 ① "Qianjin·Food Therapy": "Don't eat too much, it will weaken your pulse."

[Additional prescription] ① To treat watery dysentery: 10 half-ripe apples. Boil twice as much water, extract one liter of water, and eat it with apples on an empty stomach. (Food and Medicine Mirror)

【Discussions by various scholars】 "Ben Jing Feng Yuan" states: "Although apples do not harm the spleen, eating too much apples can cause fever because they are astringent and warm in nature. Patients who like to eat apples often suffer from relapses, or produce phlegm and cough, which is caused by airway obstruction. The nut of apples can cause irritation and help fire."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Qian Jin. Food Therapy".

The article introduces the effects and functions of apples in detail. I hope everyone can remember its common effects, which will help us use apples correctly in our lives. Ringo can effectively improve our physical fitness and is very beneficial to improving our body immunity.