1. Alias
Ci Yuzi, Shan Pomegranate, Jin Huping.
2. Plant morphology
Evergreen climbing shrubs. The stem is reddish brown, with hooked skin spines and prickly hairs. Single feather compound leaves alternate, with small leaves mostly 3 and sometimes 5; The petiole has brown glandular spots and fine spines; Leaves with elongated lanceolate shapes separate from petioles and fall early; Leaves elliptical ovate, leathery, apex gradually pointed, base broadly wedge-shaped, edges sharply serrated, both surfaces hairless, glossy on top; The petiole and leaf axis have small spines and hairs. Flowers grow singly at the top of lateral branches; The flower stem is thick and sturdy, and both the calyx tube and the stem are densely covered with prickly hairs; The tips of sepals sometimes enlarge into leaf like shapes and are covered with glandular hairs; Corolla white, fragrant; Petals 5, triangular and broadly ovate, wider than long, with a nearly truncated apex and wavy curvature; Most stamens. Rose fruit is yellow red in color, sweet in taste, mostly long in an inverted shape, covered with prickly hairs on the outside, and has a persistent calyx on the crown. The flowering period is in May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.
3. Origin distribution
Born in shrubs on sunny rocky slopes. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
Harvest mature fruits in autumn, air dry them, mix them in a bucket, remove burrs, longitudinally cut and dig out lean fruits and fuzz, and dry them in the sun.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Inverted, 2-3.5 cm long, 1-1.8 cm in diameter. The surface is yellow red to brownish red, with a slight luster, and there are brown small protrusions formed by the shedding of many spiny setae residues; The top persistent sepals are disc-shaped, with a slightly raised yellow style base at the center; The base gradually narrows, with residual fruit stalks in between. The calyx tube is hard in texture and can be seen with a thickness of 1-2 millimeters when cut open. The inner wall is densely covered with light yellow shiny hairs. There are dozens of flattened, spindle shaped fruits arranged, about 7 millimeters long, light yellow brown in color. The wood is hard and covered with light yellow hairs. Mild aroma, sweet taste, slightly astringent.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Flat in nature, with a sour, sweet, and astringent taste. Returning to the Kidney Meridian, Bladder Meridian, and Large Intestine Meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Consolidate essence, reduce urine, astringent intestines, and stop diarrhea. Belonging to the category of astringent drugs, it is a type of tourniquet that solidifies essence, shrinks urine, and stops bleeding.
8. Clinical application
Take 6-12 grams of decoction orally; Either take pills, disperse, or boil ointment. Used to treat nocturnal emissions, slippery semen, enuresis, frequent urination, vaginal discharge, chronic diarrhea, and dysentery.
9. Pharmacological research
This product can promote gastric juice secretion and help digestion; It can also reduce the secretion of intestinal mucosa and stop diarrhea; It has the function of inhibiting influenza virus; Reduce the frequency of urination, prolong the interval between urination, and increase the amount of urine output; Reduce experimental atherosclerosis; Resistance to pathogens, etc.
10. Chemical composition
Contains the following types of ingredients: tannins, triterpenoids, saponins, etc. According to the calculation of dried meat, the glucose content in the polysaccharides of Rosa rugosa should not be less than 25.0%. It also contains citric acid, cranberry extract, ferulic acid-6-methoxy - β - D-glucopyranose ester, ursolic acid, and kaempferol tannin A.
11. Usage taboos
Those with real fire or evil heat are prohibited from taking it.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Treatment for chronic diarrhea and dysentery: 30g of golden cherry seeds (with external thorns and internal flesh removed) and 9g of Codonopsis pilosula. Boil it in water. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)
② Treatment for uterine prolapse: 30g of Golden Cherry and Astragalus membranaceus, 18g of Codonopsis pilosula, and 6g of Cimicifuga. Boil it in water. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)
③ Treatment for chronic cough: Fresh cherry blossoms weighing 90-120 grams, decoct in water, take once before breakfast and once before dinner. (Flora of Chinese Yam Used in Tianmu)
④ Treating insomnia and dreams: 15g Golden Cherry, 9g Pan Zhu Nan Schisandra, 9g Iron Broom, and 9g Ye Xia Zhu. Boil it in water. (Jiangxi Herbal Handbook)
⑤ Treatment for frequent urination and enuresis: 9g Golden Cherry, 9g Mulberry Octopus, 9g Lotus Beard, 12g Yam. Boil it in water. (Shan Gan Ning Qing Chinese Herbal Medicine)
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