The efficacy and function of sheep dung fruit

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The Chinese medicine sheep dung fruit is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Other names] Ten-year fruit, chestnut, mountain apple, wild holly fruit

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Myrtaceae plant Wu Mo.

【Original form】 Tree, 15m high. The young branches are round and turn grayish white when dry. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 1-2cm long; leaf blade is leathery, broadly elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 6-12cm long, 3.5-7cm wide, with rounded or obtuse tip and a short tip, base is broadly cuneate, entire, brown-green or dark brown after drying, slightly shiny on the upper side, slightly lighter in color on the lower side, with many small glandular dots on both sides; pinnate veins are dense. The panicles are axillary or on the branches, up to 11 cm long, occasionally terminal; with short pedicels, white flowers, 3-5 flowers in clusters; the calyx tube is obconical, 4 mm long, with inconspicuous calyx teeth; there are 4 petals, ovate and slightly round, about 2.5 mm long; there are many stamens, 3-4 mm long, with anthers T-shaped and longitudinally fissured; the ovary is inferior, and the style is equal to the stamens. The berry is oval or pot-shaped, 1-2 cm long, with a persistent calyx tube 1-1.5 mm long on the top and 1 seed. Flowering period is February to March.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in flat secondary forests and wastelands.

【Cultivation】 Biological characteristics: It prefers warm and humid climate. It is both drought-resistant and moisture-resistant, likes high temperature and sunlight, and is best cultivated in deep and fertile soil.

[Pharmacological action] Oral administration of the alcohol extract of the seeds of the black syrup to male rabbits has a hypoglycemic effect; for alloxan-induced diabetic rats, oral administration at the same time as or 5 days after alloxan injection can reduce blood sugar to normal, eliminate glycosuria, and improve polyphagia after 7-27 days of observation. In normal rats, intraperitoneal injection of small or large amounts of black ink seed extract can cause blood sugar to rise first and then fall, while medium doses can increase blood sugar. Daily intraperitoneal injection of a small amount can also slightly lower blood sugar. A large amount of drug administered at one time will not affect blood sugar levels. However, if administered continuously for 3 days, blood sugar levels will first rise slightly or then fall slightly. Subcutaneous injection of the water extract in dogs has a significant and lasting hypoglycemic effect. The warm infusion of Wumo fruit can enhance the amount of phenol red secreted from the trachea of ​​rabbits, indicating that it has an expectorant effect.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; sour; neutral

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the lungs and calms asthma; promotes the production of body fluids; astringes the intestines. Mainly used for fatigue cough; asthenia; thirst due to loss of body fluid; chronic diarrhea and dysentery

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. Or grind into powder. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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