The efficacy and function of Prunus thorni

The Chinese medicinal herb Prunus spinosa is a very good Chinese medicinal material. It has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Alias] Cha Ru (Tibetan name)

[Source] It is the fruit of the Saxifragaceae plant , Saxifragaceae . The ripe fruits are picked in August and September and made into preserved fruits with sugar for later use.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, 1 to 3 meters high. There are three thorns on the branch nodes, which are up to 2 cm long, trifurcated and thick; the internodes are densely covered with prickles or have no prickles. The leaves are nearly round or round, 2-2.5 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The leaf blades are deeply 3-lobed, with truncate or slightly cordate bases, obtuse lobes at the tips, sparsely covered with short soft hairs on both sides and denser hairs in the vein axils, or almost glabrous; the petioles are 1-3 cm long, with sparse white soft hairs or short hairs, often mixed with capitate glandular hairs. 1 to 2 flowers are solitary at the end of branches, green or reddish; sepals are rectangular, with glandular soft hairs on the outside of sepals and sepal horns; petals are white, elliptical, and half the length of the calyx; stamens extend beyond the petals, with cup-shaped glands at the tip; ovary has glandular spines, and the style is longer than the stamens. The berries are glabrous or have sparse glandular hairs, are nearly spherical or ellipsoidal, up to 1.6 cm long, and purple. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Growing under forests and in riverbank thickets. Distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, flat.

[entry into meridians] Enters the Liver meridian.

【Functions and indications】 Treat atrophic gastritis and bile deficiency.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 grams; or take as a snack.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From the "Handbook of Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment".

After reading the above detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Prunus thorni, I believe many friends have already known the benefits of Prunus thorni. It can be seen that prickly ash is very beneficial to our human body. If you need it, you might as well give it a try.