The efficacy and function of pistachio

Many people choose pistachio because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but you should be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

[Alias] Hubangzi, Wumingzi.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the plant Pistachio of the Anacardiaceae family .

[Original form] Pistachio is a small deciduous tree, 5-7m tall. Branchlets are stout, cylindrical, striate and lenticel-small, puberulous or nearly glabrous; young branches are often hairy. Odd-pinnate compound leaves are alternate, usually with 3 leaflets, rarely 5 leaflets; petioles are flat above, wingless or with narrow wings; leaflets are sessile or almost sessile, ovate or broadly elliptic, 4-10cm long, 2.5-6.5cm wide, terminal leaflets are larger, obtuse or acute at apex, with a small tip, base broadly cuneate, rounded or truncate, lateral leaflets are often asymmetrical at base, entire, glabrous above, sparsely pubescent below, leathery. Flowers are dioecious; panicle 4-10cm long, axis and branches of inflorescence pubescent and striated, male inflorescence broad and dense; male perianth 3-5, oblong, unequal in size, stamens 5-6; female perianth 3-5, oblong, membranous, with curled eyelashes on the edge; ovary sessile, oblong, about 1mm long, style about 0.5mm long. The drupe is oval or oblong, with a stalk about 3 cm long. The fruit is relatively large, about 2 cm long and 1 cm wide, with an acute tip and a thin pointed head. It is yellow-green to pink when ripe. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Cultivated in Xinjiang, my country.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The fruit is oval or broadly oval, slightly flat, 1.3-2.2cm long, about 1cm wide, brown-yellow to purple-red, pointed at the tip, truncated at the base, with traces of stalk, slightly twisted longitudinal ridges and intermittent dot-like protrusions on the surface, and the peel is easy to crack; the core is 1.2-2cm long, oval or elliptical, pointed at the tip, smooth, grayish white, and the shell is hard, about 1mm thick. The seed epidermis is gray-brown or purple-red, the hilum at the base is a rectangular scar about 3mm long, and the inside is green to light green. It has a faint smell and a slightly sweet taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Warms the kidney and spleen. Mainly used for kidney deficiency, cold waist, impotence, spleen deficiency, cold dysentery

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of pistachios. There are also some ways and methods when eating pistachios. The above methods of eating are very helpful in regulating various problems of the human body, so you can do it with confidence.