The efficacy and function of Shiguazi lotus

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, stone melon seed lotus is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about stone melon seed lotus, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Source] It is the branches and leaves of Vaccinium vitis -idaea, a plant of the Ericaceae family.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub, 50 to 150 cm high. One-year-old branchlets are square, purple-green to brown-green, rarely light gray, and scattered with hairs; branchlets over one year old are gray or gray-brown and smooth. Leaves are alternate, thick leathery; elliptical to elliptical-rectangular, 17-22 mm long, 10-14 mm wide, obtuse at both ends, entire, curled downward; petiole 2 mm long, scattered with hairs. There are 2 to 4 flowers in axillary corymbs; pedicels are slender; calyx true diameter is 2 mm, purple-green, with 5 triangular lobes, and hairy edges; corolla is pot-shaped, 5 to 7 mm long, white or yellow, inlaid with light red stripes, with 5 triangular ovate lobes, 2 mm long; stamens are 10, filaments are slightly hairy, anthers are yellow, with 2 cones; ovary is inferior, slightly hairy with white hairs, style is slender, and stigma is small. The berries are spherical, about 6 to 8 mm in diameter, lavender, and the calyx is persistent. Flowering period is May.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in semi-shade at the edge of forests in mountainous areas. Distributed in Mount Emei, Sichuan.

[Nature and flavor] Cool in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, non-toxic.

【Functions and indications】Regulating menstruation and dispersing blood stasis. Treat injuries from falls, sprains, and contusions.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: soak in wine, 0.5 to 1 liang (daily dose).

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica".

As a common Chinese medicinal material, water melon seed lotus is often forgotten by people. In fact, its effects and functions are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.