Dahuapo is a wild fruit that can be used both as medicine and food. Both the root and the whole plant of Dahuapo can be used as medicine. When the fruit of Dahuapo is ripe, it is sour and sweet, and it has the effect of clearing heat and stopping bleeding when used medicinally. Now let's learn about the efficacy and methods of consuming Dahuapo.
【Methods of Consuming Dahuapo】
When the fruit of Dahuapo is ripe, it looks like a red strawberry from a distance. It also resembles mulberry fruit to some extent. The red fruit is not yet ripe, and it can be consumed when it turns black. It has a sour and sweet taste and is rich in nutrients. It is a rare and delicious wild fruit.
In addition to consuming the fruit, Dahuapo also has good medicinal effects. The rhizome of Dahuapo can be used to treat diseases. It can treat colds with fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, and other diseases. It also has good effects in treating bleeding from external injuries, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and rheumatism.
In rural areas, the leaves of Dahuapo are often collected and used to feed rabbits, cattle, sheep, and other livestock, effectively treating diarrhea in these animals. With the increasing demand for Dahuapo fruit, artificial cultivation of Dahuapo has already begun, and the abundant fruit produced is available for consumption.
【Medicinal Applications of Dahuapo】
1. Treatment of dysentery
Take three liang of fresh Dahuapo root bark, two liang of fresh Longyao grass root, and one liang of fresh Baijintiao root. Boil them in water and drink the decoction three to four times a day, with two small wine cups each time.
2. Treatment of coughing with blood and weakness in limbs
Take two liang of fresh Dahuapo, one liang of fresh bitter thistle, and five qian of sunflower stem core. Boil them in water to make a concentrated solution, and drink it four times a day, with a tea cup each time.
3. Treatment of irregular menstruation
Take one liang of Dahuapo root, one liang of Daochaosan root, five qian of Maocao root, and five qian of Honeysuckle vine. Boil them in water and add brown sugar to drink three times a day.
4. Treatment of bone fractures (unbroken skin)
Take an equal amount of Dahuapo root, wild grape root bark, and Baiwei ginseng. Grind them together, fry them with alcohol until hot, first reset the bone fracture with hand manipulation, then apply the medicine and fix it with a splint, changing it once a day. The dosage depends on the area of the affected area.
