The big blackberry is an edible medicinal wild fruit. Its mature fruit is black and red, with a sour and astringent taste. However, it has great benefits for the human body and can be eaten directly. Let's learn about the medicinal uses of the big blackberry below!
【Medicinal Value of the Big Blackberry】
When the fruit of the big blackberry is ripe, it looks like a red strawberry from a distance. It is somewhat similar to mulberries. The red fruit is immature, and it is only edible after it turns black. It has a sweet and sour taste and is rich in nutrients. It is a rare and delicious wild fruit.
In addition to being edible, the big blackberry also has good medicinal effects. The rhizome of the big blackberry can be used in medicine to treat colds, fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, and other diseases. It also has a good effect on treating bleeding from external injuries, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse, and rheumatic pain.
In rural areas, the leaves of the big blackberry are often collected and fed to rabbits, cows, sheep, and other livestock, which can effectively treat diarrhea in these animals. With the increasing demand for big blackberry fruit, artificial cultivation of the big blackberry has already begun, and the abundant fruit produced is available for us to eat.
Pregnant women are advised to eat under the guidance of a doctor. Children can eat it. Women during their menstrual period can eat it.
【Medicinal Applications of the Big Blackberry】
1. Treatment of dysentery
Take three liang of fresh big blackberry root bark, two liang of fresh dragon tooth grass root, and one liang of fresh white golden bar root. Boil in water and drink the soup three to four times a day, two small wine cups each time.
2. Treatment of coughing up blood
Take two liang of fresh big blackberry, one liang of fresh bitter thistle head, and five qian of sunflower stem heart. Add water and boil into a concentrated solution. Drink four times a day, one teacup each time.
3. Treatment of irregular menstruation
Take one liang of big blackberry root, one liang of inverted umbrella root, five qian of reed root, and five qian of honeysuckle vine. Boil in water and add red sugar to drink three times a day.
4. Treatment of bone fractures
Take an equal amount of big blackberry root, wild grape root bark, and white ginseng. Grind them together, fry in alcohol until hot, use manual techniques to reset the bone fracture, then apply the medicine and put on a splint, changing it once a day. The dosage depends on the area of the affected area.
