The efficacy and function of Sichuan orange fruit

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine - Sichuan Mountain Orange Fruit.

【Other names】Potgostemon cablin, milk fruit

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the plant Citrus aurantium of the Apocynaceae family.

[Original form] A sturdy woody vine, about 6m long. The whole plant has latex; the stem bark is yellow-green; the twigs are small. Young leaves, petioles and inflorescences are densely covered with short hairs. Leaves are opposite; petiole is about 5mm long; leaf blade is nearly leathery, elliptic or oblong, elliptic-lanceolate, 7-15cm long, 4-5cm wide; apex is gradually pointed, base is cuneate or obtuse; leaf surface is glossy, midrib is obvious on the back of leaf, and covered with short soft hairs. Inflorescence terminal cymes, buds oblong, apex obtuse; flowers white; calyx lobes 5, oblong, apex acute; corolla lobes 5, oblong-lanceolate or long bayonet-shaped, usually shorter than the corolla tube, rarely equal in length; corona small, scale-like; stamens 5. Attached to the swollen part of the lower part of the corolla tube, anthers and filaments equal in length. Ovary 2-chambered, style short, stigma enlarged into a cylindrical shape. The berries are oval, pointed, up to 7 cm long and about 3 cm in diameter, and are orange-yellow or orange-red when ripe. Seeds numerous, oblong or flattened on both sides. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from July to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain sparse forests, hillsides, roadsides and rocks at an altitude of 500-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Regulating menstruation and promoting lactation; stopping bleeding; detoxifying. Mainly used for irregular menstruation, milk blockage, hemorrhoids, carbuncle, ulcer, snake bite

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh product and mash it into fleece for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about Sichuan Mountain Orange Fruit. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.