The efficacy and function of Elaeagnus chinensis[picture]

Elaeagnus oleraceus [picture] is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has high medicinal value and has a good health-care effect on some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use Elaeagnus rubra[picture] as the main ingredient, but there are still many taboos that need to be paid attention to when taking Elaeagnus rubra[picture].

[Other names] Milk seed root, half spring seed, half spring, stone roller, four dates, persimmon mold, goat milk, sweet hammer

[Source] Elaeagnus pungens Thunb., a plant of the genus Elaeagnus in the family Elaeagnaceae, is used as medicine with its roots, leaves and fruits . The leaves are harvested in summer, the roots are harvested in all seasons, and the fruits are harvested when they are ripe at the beginning of summer. Dry separately.

【Nature and flavor】Root: bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Root: dispels wind and dampness, removes blood stasis and stops bleeding. Used for infectious hepatitis, infantile malnutrition, rheumatic joint pain, hemoptysis, hematemesis, bloody stool, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, and trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] 1-2 liang of roots, 3-5 qian of leaves and fruits.

【Remarks】 (1) The same genus Elaeagnus glabra Thunb. has similar effects.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Annotations to the Classic of Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to Elaeagnus chinensis [Picture]. Through this introduction we can understand that Elaeagnus chinensis [Picture] has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.