The efficacy and function of the pointed apple fruit

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Pointed apple fruit is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Rosaceae plant.

[Original form] Sharp-billed apple, shrub or small tree, 4-10m high. The twigs are slightly curved, slightly pubescent when young, dark gray-brown; winter buds are reddish purple. Leaves are clustered; petioles are 1.5-2.5cm long; stipules are linear-lanceolate, entire, slightly pubescent on the inside; leaf blades are elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 5-10cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, rounded to broadly cuneate at the base, with rounded to blunt teeth on the margins. Flowers are bisexual; inflorescence is nearly umbel, with 5-7 flowers, and pedicels are 3-5cm long; bracts are lanceolate, and the fruits fall off; flower diameter is about 2.5cm; sepals are 5, triangular lanceolate, entire, with pubescence on the inside, and longer than the calyx tube; petals are 5, obovate, purple-white, with short claws at the base; stamens are about 30, and filaments are of varying lengths; styles are 5, with white pubescence at the base, and stigmas are club-shaped. The fruit is spherical, with a diameter of 1.5-2.5cm. The persistent calyx has a long tube, the sepals are reflexed, the fruit tip is raised, the fruit core is separated, and the fruit pedicel is 2-2.5cm long. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain mixed forests or valley edges at an altitude of 700-2400m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: This product is mostly cut into vertical and horizontal slices, 2-3cm in diameter, the peel is reddish brown or dark red, without spots. The flesh is thick, the endocarp is lignified and cup-shaped, with 5 chambers, each chamber containing 2 seeds. Some slices have persistent calyx, which is curled and hairy, and have residual style, which is also densely hairy. The taste is slightly sour and astringent.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and eliminates accumulation. Mainly for spleen and stomach weakness; food stagnation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Although the pointed-mouthed apple has many magical effects, it cannot be eaten casually. We need to use the medicine according to the user's own situation. I hope everyone will not take it indiscriminately to avoid unnecessary consequences.