The efficacy and function of Camellia thorn fruit

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, the prickly camellia fruit is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about the prickly camellia fruit, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

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

[Original form] A thorny tea shrub, up to 3m tall. 1-2 years old. Branchlets are spiny. The petiole is 5-10mm long; the leaf blade is narrowly elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 3-8cm long, 1-3.5cm wide, with obtuse or rounded tip and finely serrated edges. The cymes are axillary, with a peduncle about 1 cm long, dichotomously branched at the apex, each with a one- to two-branched cyme; the flowers are yellow-white, up to 5 mm in diameter, and 5-merous; the disk is slightly thick; the stamens are attached under the disk; the ovary is 3-chambered, the style is short, and the stigma is 3-lobed. The capsule is purple-brown, inverted conical, 1-1.5cm in diameter, and the fruit stalk is about 1cm long. There are 1-2 seeds in each locule, which are purple-brown with a tiny aril at the base.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: grows on hillsides and river banks.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; sour; warm

【Functions and indications】Harmonizes the spleen and stops diarrhea. Main dysentery

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-12g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Camellia thorna fruit. I hope everyone can follow the doctor's advice when taking it, and at the same time pay attention to exercise to enhance their own resistance.