The efficacy and function of mountain orange

Mountain orange is a very common type of traditional Chinese medicine and is also a frequently used medicine. It has unique effects and functions in treating many diseases. Here we will tell you in detail about the effects of some traditional Chinese medicine mountain orange.

【Other names】 monkey fruit, monkey vine, monkey fruit

[Source] Melodinus suaveolens Champ. Ex Benth., a plant of the genus Melodinus in the Apocynaceae family, is used as medicine using its fruit . Pick when ripe and use fresh or sun-dried.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】Promote qi and relieve pain, eliminate accumulation and resolve phlegm. Used for indigestion, infantile malnutrition, orchitis, hernia pain, abdominal pain, cough with excessive sputum.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 to 2 fruits, boil them into soup or cook them with meat.

[Remarks] (1) The main difference between the plant of the same genus , Melodinus fusiformis Champ. Ex Benth. and the previous species is that the fruit is oval and orange-yellow. The fruit is also used as medicine, and has the effects of clearing away qi and relieving pain.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] "Compendium of Materia Medica"

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Sanguisorba officinalis. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to mountain orange in our daily life. We need to follow the doctor's instructions when taking Chinese medicines such as mountain orange and not take them blindly.