Nature, flavor and efficacy of Cornus officinalis

Cornus officinalis is a Chinese herbal medicine that has an excellent effect on nourishing the human body. At the same time, many people with kidney weakness, dizziness, headache, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can use this Chinese herbal medicine to nourish the body. While helping the body develop and recover, it can also give the body other good nourishing effects. Medicinal materials that we rarely see in life are actually often seen in Chinese herbal medicines. So let’s follow the article below to learn about the nature, taste and efficacy of Cornus officinalis.

What are the properties and flavors of Cornus officinalis and its meridians? Cornus officinalis is the pulp of the Cornaceae plant Cornus officinalis, and its prescription name is Cornus officinalis.

Cornus officinalis is also known as cornus flesh, medicinal jujube, jujube peel, Shushu jujube, meat jujube, potato jujube, chicken foot, real jujube, cornus flesh, medicinal jujube, Tianmu seed, taro meat, and real jujube. Cornus officinalis mainly grows in Funiu Mountain in Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi. Cornus officinalis usually blooms yellow flowers during the Qingming Festival and grows and matures during the autumnal equinox to cold dew season. Below is a brief description of the effects, properties, meridians and edible methods of Cornus officinalis.

1. The efficacy and function of Cornus officinalis

Cornus officinalis is an excellent tonic that can both nourish and consolidate, and treat both the symptoms and the root cause. It has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and astringing and consolidating. It is mainly suitable for liver and kidney deficiency, dysfunction of storage, with symptoms such as soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea and enuresis; or excessive sweating due to superficial deficiency; or excessive menstruation, metrorrhagia and bleeding due to Chong and Ren meridians being weak.

Taking large doses of Cornus officinalis (30-60 grams) can treat symptoms of profuse sweating and loss of yang, and can be used together with ginseng and aconite. For those with insufficient liver and kidney essence and blood, with symptoms of dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of the waist and knees, bone steaming and hot flashes, it can be used in combination with Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese yam, and Paeonia lactiflora; for those with kidney essence deficiency and dysfunction of sealing and storage, with symptoms of spermatorrhea and diarrhea, it can be used in combination with Cuscuta chinensis, Schisandra chinensis, calcined dragon bone, calcined oyster, etc.; for those with lung and kidney Qi deficiency, weak Wei Yang, and constant sweating, it can be used in combination with ginseng, Astragalus membranaceus, Rehmannia glutinosa, white peony root, Schisandra chinensis, etc.

Cornus officinalis is incompatible with Platycodon grandiflorum, Saposhnikovia divaricata and Stephania tetrandra.

2. Nature, flavor and meridians of Cornus officinalis

Cornus officinalis is slightly warm in nature and tastes sour and astringent. It enters the liver and kidney meridians.

3. How to eat Cornus officinalis

(a) Cornus officinalis, walnut and pork kidney

Ingredients: 200g pork kidney, 10g cornel, 15g walnut

Method: Cut open the pig kidney, remove the white fascia and smell gland, wash it, wash the cornus officinalis and pepper meat, then put them into the pig kidney, tie the kidney with thread, put it in the pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil it with high heat, then simmer until cooked.

Health-preserving effects: Nourishes the kidneys and astringes semen. It is used to treat kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, low back pain and weak legs.

(ii) Cornus officinalis and pork kidney soup

Ingredients: 500g pork kidney, 18g walnut, 8g cornel

Method: Wash the pork loin, remove the smell glands, and cut into thin strips. Add water and other ingredients and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

Health-preserving effects: Regulates kidney qi and replenishes deficiency. Pork kidneys are mild in nature and salty in taste, and can harmonize the kidneys and regulate qi, and benefit the bladder. Walnut meat is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and can nourish the kidneys and consolidate essence, warm the lungs and relieve asthma, and moisten the intestines. Cornus officinalis is slightly warm in nature and sour in taste, and can nourish the liver and kidneys, astringe the essence and qi, and consolidate collapse.

Perhaps many people in life suffer from weak kidneys and lack of physical strength, which are so-called male diseases, while women will experience dizziness, headaches, and physical fatigue. For the above symptoms, we can choose the appropriate methods and medicines for conditioning. Here we introduce the nature, taste and efficacy of Cornus officinalis.