The Medicinal and Nutritional Benefits of Da Wupao: A Rare and Delicious Wild Fruit

January 7, 2024

Da Wupao is a type of wild fruit that can be used both as medicine and food. The roots and the whole plant of Da Wupao can be used as medicine. When the fruit of Da Wupao is ripe, it is sour and sweet to taste, and it has the effect of clearing heat and stopping bleeding when used medicinally. Now let's learn about the benefits and ways to consume Da Wupao.


Da Wupao is a deciduous shrub of the Rosaceae family. It is distributed in many areas of southern China, especially common in mountainous regions. When the fruit is ripe, it is sour and sweet to taste. Because Da Wupao is covered in thorns, the fruit is also called "Cierpao" and it is also known as Da Wupao in rural areas.

When the fruit of Da Wupao is ripe, it appears red from a distance, resembling strawberries and also resembling mulberries to some extent. The red fruit is not yet ripe, and it is only edible when it turns black. It has a sour and sweet taste, is nutritionally rich, and is a rare and delicious wild fruit.

In addition to being edible, Da Wupao also has good medicinal effects. The rhizome of Da Wupao can be used as medicine 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 external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse, and rheumatic pain.

In rural areas, the leaves of Da Wupao are often collected to feed rabbits, cows, and sheep, effectively treating diarrhea in these animals. With the increasing demand for Da Wupao fruit, artificial cultivation of Da Wupao has already been carried out, providing us with abundant fruit for consumption.

Da Wupao has good medicinal effects. The rhizome of Da Wupao can be used as medicine to treat diseases such as colds, fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, etc. It also has good effects in treating external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse, and rheumatic pain.

For treating coughing up blood, take two liang of fresh Da Wupao, one liang of fresh bitter thistle head, and five qian of kuihua stem. Cook them in water to make a concentrated solution. Take it four times a day, one teacup each time.

For treating diarrhea, take three liang of fresh Da Wupao root bark, two liang of fresh Longyacao root, and one liang of fresh white goldenrod root. Cook them in water and take it three to four times a day, two small wine cups each time.

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