The efficacy and function of dwarf bayberry fruit

Do you know what dwarf bayberry fruit is? It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many records about it in ancient medical books. Dwarf bayberry fruit has many medicinal values ​​and can be used to treat some discomfort symptoms in our body. Let us learn about the effects and functions of dwarf bayberry fruit in detail.

[Other names] Bayberry fruit, Yunnan bayberry, sour bayberry

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Myrica yunnanensis plant of the Myricaceae family .

【Original form】 Evergreen shrub, 0.5-2m high. The twigs are relatively stout, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves are leathery or thinly leathery; petioles are 1-4mm long, glabrous or with sparse soft hairs; leaf blades are oblong-obovate to shortly cuneate-obovate, 2.5-8cm long, 1-3cm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, cuneate base, and often with a few coarse serrations above the middle. After growth, the glands on the upper side fall off, leaving pits, while the glands on the lower side often do not fall off, and are glabrous or sometimes have sparse soft hairs on the upper midrib; the veins are sunken on the upper side and protruding on the lower side. Dioecious; male inflorescence solitary in leaf axils, erect or tilted upward, 1-1.5cm long; branches extremely shortened and single spike-shaped, each branch with 1-3 male flowers, male flowers without bracts, with 1-3 stamens; female inflorescence base with extremely short and inconspicuous branches, solitary in leaf axils, about 1.5cm long, each branch usually with 2-4 sterile bracts and 2 female flowers, female flowers with 2 bracts, ovary glabrous. The drupe is red, spherical, and about 1-1.5cm in diameter. The flowering period is February-March, and the fruiting period is June-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forest edges and thickets on hillsides at an altitude of 1500-3500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; astringent; cool

【Functions and indications】Astringes the intestines and stops diarrhea; astringes the lungs and stops cough. Mainly used for diarrhea, dysentery, blood in stool, cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration, decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above description, we can know that the nutritional value and medicinal value of dwarf bayberry fruit are very high. It can treat some diseases and can also be used as a raw material for diet therapy. It is indeed a good choice for health and wellness.