The large black fruit is mainly found in the Jiangnan region of China, especially in mountainous areas. Both the roots and the entire plant of the large black fruit can be used as medicine. When the fruit is ripe, it is sour and sweet, making it suitable for both consumption and medicinal use. When used medicinally, it has the effect of clearing heat and stopping bleeding. Let's now learn about the efficacy and methods of consumption of the large black fruit.
【Efficacy and Uses of Large Black Fruit】
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the large black fruit has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, and dispelling wind and dampness. It is commonly used for colds with fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and rheumatic pain.
1. "Yunnan Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat and detoxifies, dispels wind and invigorates the collaterals, stops bleeding and relieves pain. Used for colds, high fever, coughing up blood, rheumatic joint pain, early menstruation, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, dysentery, and external bleeding."
2. "National Compilation of Chinese Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat and promotes diuresis. Mainly used for coughing up blood, nosebleeds, rheumatic bone pain, and fractures."
According to the Tujia medicine: the whole plant of the large black fruit is used for excessive menstruation, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, bloody stools, urinary tract infections, and dysentery; the roots are used for hepatitis and colds; the crushed leaves mixed with vegetable oil are used for burns and scalds.
Resource records: The roots and leaves of the large black fruit are sour, salty, and mild. They dispel wind and dampness, activate blood circulation, and stop bleeding. They are used for bleeding due to overexertion, coughing up blood, irregular menstruation, dysentery, scrofula, and fractures.
【Nutritional Value of Large Black Fruit】
When the fruit of the large black fruit is ripe, it looks like a patch of red strawberries from a distance. It bears some resemblance to mulberries as well. The red fruits are not yet ripe, and they become black when they are ready to be eaten. The taste is sour, sweet, and delicious. It is a rare and delicious wild fruit that is rich in nutrients.
In addition to being edible, the large black fruit also has great medicinal value. The rhizomes of the large black fruit can be excavated for medicinal use, and they can be used to treat colds with fever, coughing up blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, and other diseases. It also has good effects on treating external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and rheumatic pain.
In rural areas, the leaves of the large black fruit are often collected and used to feed rabbits, cows, sheep, and other livestock. It can effectively treat diarrhea in these animals. With the increasing demand for large black fruit, artificial cultivation has been carried out, and the abundant fruits produced are available for consumption.
【Clinical Applications of Large Black Fruit】
1. Treatment for dysentery: Take 3 taels of fresh large black fruit root bark, 2 taels of fresh dragon's tooth grass root, and 1 tael of fresh white gold root. Boil them in water and drink the decoction three to four times a day, two small wine cups each time.
2. Treatment for coughing up blood and weakness in the limbs: Take 2 taels of fresh large black fruit, 1 tael of fresh bitter thistle head, and 5 qian of sunflower stem heart. Boil them in water to make a concentrated solution, and drink one teacup four times a day.
3. Treatment for irregular menstruation: Take the roots of the large black fruit and the roots of inverted umbrella grass, each weighing 1 tael, and the roots of reed grass and the vines of honeysuckle, each weighing 5 qian. Boil them in water with brown sugar and drink the decoction three times a day.
4. Treatment for fractures (non-compound fractures): Take an equal amount of large black fruit root, wild grape root bark, and centipede foot. Grind them together, fry them with alcohol until hot, first reset the fracture manually, then apply the medicine and apply a splint, and change it once a day. The dosage depends on the size of the affected area. (This prescription is from "Guizhou Medicinal Herbs").
