The common wild fruit in rural areas, Da Wu Pao, is a highly nutritious fruit. Its fruit is sour, sweet, and delicious when ripe. However, because the entire plant of Da Wu Pao has thorns, it is not very popular. Now let's talk about the benefits of Da Wu Pao together!
【Morphological Characteristics of Da Wu Pao】
Da Wu Pao is a shrub that can reach a height of about three meters. It is very robust and has yellow fuzz and some sparse skin on its surface. Its leaves usually grow individually, resembling a round shape rather than an oval shape, with a diameter of about 6 to 17 centimeters, pointed in front.
The back is oval-shaped with soft hairs on top, dense small rabbits, and many yellow-gray fuzz on the bottom, which is very obvious. The edges of the leaves are also soft and hairy.
Sometimes its petals may lack a piece that is either white or red. It has many stamens, and sometimes the fruits are very small, making it difficult to see the seeds. The fruits hang down. It blooms from April to May every year and bears fruit from June to July. It is a kind of hook, a deciduous shrub, and it is very beautiful. It is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
【Nutritional Benefits of Da Wu Pao】
When the fruits of Da Wu Pao ripen, they appear red and look like strawberries from a distance. They also resemble mulberries to some extent. The red fruits are immature, and they can be eaten only after they turn black. They have a sour, sweet, and delicious taste and are rich in nutrients. They are a rare and delicious wild fruit.
The fruits of this plant are edible and taste sour and sweet. Both its stems and roots can be used as medicinal ingredients. They have excellent effects in clearing heat, promoting diuresis, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding.
In addition to being edible, Da Wu Pao also has good medicinal effects. The rhizome of the plant can be used to treat diseases. It can be used to treat colds, fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, and other diseases. It also has good effects in treating traumatic bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse, and rheumatism.
【Medicinal Uses of Da Wu Pao】
1. Treating dysentery: Take three liang of fresh Da Wu Pao root bark, two liang of fresh Long Ya Cao root, and one liang of fresh Bai Jin Tiao root. Decoct them in water and drink the decoction three to four times a day, two small wine cups each time.
2. Treating coughing up blood and weakness in limbs: Take two liang of fresh Da Wu Pao, one liang of fresh Ku Ci Tou, and five qian of Kui Hua Gan Xin. Cook them in water to make a concentrated solution. Drink it four times a day, one teacup each time.
3. Treating irregular menstruation: Take one liang each of Da Wu Pao root, Dao Chu San root, and Mao Cao root, and five qian each of Jin Yin Hua vine. Decoct them in water, add red sugar, and drink the decoction three times a day.
4. Treating fractures (unbroken skin): Take an equal amount of Da Wu Pao root, wild grape root bark, and Bai Wei Shen. Grind them together, fry them in wine until hot, reset the fracture manually, apply the medicine, and then apply a splint. Change it once a day. The dosage depends on the area of the affected area.
