The efficacy and function of red hook

Red mulberry hook is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of red croaker.

【English name】 root of Pearleaf Raspberry

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Rubus pyrifolia of the Rosaceae family.

[Original form] Rubus pyrifolia is a climbing shrub. Branches pubescent and with short, flattened spines. Simple leaf, nearly leathery; petiole up to 1 cm long, densely pubescent, with sparse prickles; stipules separate, caducous, striated, pubescent; leaf blade ovate, 6-11 cm long, 3.5-5.5 cm wide, apex acute to short acuminate, base rounded, margin with irregular coarse serrations, hairy on veins on both sides, 5-8 pairs of lateral veins, raised on the underside. The panicle is terminal or grown in the axils of the upper leaves, densely covered with grayish-yellow short soft hairs; the pedicels are 4-10mm long, and the bracts are split into 3-4 linear lobes, with soft hairs; the calyx tube is shallowly cup-shaped, densely covered with short soft hairs on both the inside and outside, with glandular dots. The flowers are white, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, with petals 3-5 mm long, shorter than sepals, numerous stamens, and linear filaments; there are 5-10 pistils, usually glabrous. The aggregate fruit is oval, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, reddish, and has a few small drupes. The flowering period is from April to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in relatively shady places in low-altitude mountains.

[Cultivation] Biological characteristics: It prefers warm climate and humid environment, is cold-resistant but not drought-resistant, and avoids waterlogging. It can be planted in most soils.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; astringent; cool

【Entry】 Lung; Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs and relieves cough; promotes qi and relieves depression. Mainly used for lung heat cough, qi stagnation and hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension and pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g; fresh product 60-90g; or stewed with lean pork.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root: sour, astringent and cool in nature. It has the functions of clearing the lungs, cooling blood and relieving depression. Used for cough and chest tightness due to lung heat.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of red taro, I hope everyone can use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.