The efficacy and function of white and green leaf fruit

White green leaf fruit is a frequently used medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine and is often used in the treatment of various diseases. So today I will share with you some information about white green leaf fruit.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the white-green-leafed Elaeagnus viridis Serv.var. delavayi Lecte. of the Elaeagnaceae family.

[Original form] An evergreen upright small shrub with white-green leaves, about 2m tall. With thorns; young branches densely covered with rusty scales, old branches with scales falling off, gray-brown or black. Leaves are alternate; petioles are rusty, 5-7mm long; leaves are thin leathery or papery, broadly elliptic, 2.5-6.5cm long, 1.2-3.5cm wide, apex obtuse or acuminate, base rounded or slightly narrow, entire, covered with brown scales when young, falling off when mature, dark green, pale white beneath, densely covered with silvery white and a few scattered brown scales, lateral veins prominent above, 6-7 pairs, spreading at a 45° angle to the midrib. The flowers are white, drooping, densely covered with silvery white and scattered with a few brown scales, often 1-3 flowers clustered on short branches in the leaf axils; pedicels up to 10mm long; perianth tube short cylindrical, 4.5-5mm long, 4 lobes, broadly ovate or ovate-triangular, sparsely covered with white stellate short hairs on the inside; 4 stamens, filaments very short; style erect, slightly stellate short hairs. The fruit is oblong, about 10mm long, covered with rusty scales, and light red when ripe; the fruit is about 1cm long. The flowering period is October-November, and the fruiting period is April-May of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in sunny thickets at an altitude of 1800-2500m.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; sour; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Antidiarrhea; Eliminate accumulation; Promote diuresis. Mainly used for diarrhea, infantile malnutrition, and acute nephritis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-24g; or grind into powder.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the relevant knowledge about white green leaf fruit introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that white green leaf fruit has many benefits and functions for the human body, so you can use white green leaf fruit to treat some diseases.