The efficacy and function of Vitex mossop

We can often see the figure of Maoshanqizi in daily life, so how should Maoshanqizi be eaten? What good effects does it have on our body? Let's take a look.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the fruit, leaves and flowers of the Rosaceae plant.

[Original form] Hairy thorn vine, a tree, up to 15m high. The twigs are densely covered with short soft hairs when young, which gradually fall off when old and are purple-brown or dark brown. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-4cm long, with sparse short soft hairs; stipules are linear-lanceolate, with sparse glandular teeth on the margin, and fall off early; leaf blades are ovate, elliptical to obovate, 5-8cm long, 3-4cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, cuneate or nearly rounded base, with fine serrations on the margin, and the serrations at the base are shallow and obtuse and nearly entire. Flowers bisexual; umbels, with 3-6 flowers, without peduncle, clustered at the top of branchlets; pedicels 3-5cm long, sparsely pubescent; flowers white, 3-3.5cm in diameter; calyx tube sparsely pubescent outside; calyx lobes 5, lanceolate, pubescent inside; petals 5, oblong, 1.5-2cm long, with short claws at base; stamens 30; styles 4, rarely 5, pubescent at base; new stamens slightly longer. The pear fruit is oval or obovate, 8-12mm in diameter, red, and the sepals fall off. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It grows in mixed woods on hillsides at an altitude of 100-2100m, as well as on mountain tops and ravines.

【Functions and indications】Soothes the stomach and stops vomiting; stops diarrhea. Mainly vomiting and diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of Maoshanqizi in this article, we can understand the several major effects of Maoshanqizi. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.