The efficacy and function of mountain ash

The nutritional value of yam nut is rich and its medicinal value is also high. Let us introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine yam nut.

[Other name] Dried bean curd (Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica).

[Source] It is the fruit of the myrtle plant of the Myrtaceae family. The ripe fruits are picked in autumn and dried.

[Original form] Myrtle (Flower Mirror), also known as: Hypericum (Flower Mirror), Mountain Myrtle (Compendium of Materia Medica); peach lady, water knife lotus, Jiangzhu, Gangzhu, Dangli, Zhuzi, Douniang, wheat Zhuzi, Shandong Zhuzi, black belly, Shanduonai, Duolian, Suyuanzi.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in hills and wilderness. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and other places. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

[Properties] The dried fruit is oblong spherical, slightly pointed at one end, and about 1 cm in diameter. The appearance is earthy yellow or dark green-brown. It is hard in texture, with 5 persistent sepals and the remnants of the style at the top. There are many seeds inside, which are yellow-white and flat. The taste is light and slightly sweet, with a slight fragrance. The best ones are large, insect-free and dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet and astringent, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Nourishes blood, stops bleeding, astringes the intestines, and consolidates semen. Treat blood deficiency, vomiting blood, epistaxis, bloody stool, dysentery, rectal prolapse, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 2-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or soaked in wine. For external use: burn the medicine, grind it into powder and apply it on the affected area.

【Note】 "Nanning Drug Directory": "Patients with constipation should not take this medicine."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat anemia in pregnant women, physical weakness after illness, and neurasthenia: 3 to 5 grams of dried mulberry fruit. Decoction in water. (Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that Hawthorn fruit plays a very important role in treating some diseases. The consumption of the Chinese medicine Yam Fructus should also be determined according to one's physical condition. Remember not to take the medicine blindly.