There are many ways to consume Chinese herbal medicine Malus pumila, but it cannot be eaten raw. It has great medicinal value and has the effects of clearing heat, avoiding summer heat, and expelling cold!
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【Malus pumila for relieving cough and reducing phlegm】
Malus pumila can be prepared and used to make tea, which can be consumed daily. However, the tea must be made with boiling water and consumed in the same way as regular tea. It can improve the constitution and treat cough, but the effect is slightly slower.
For patients with severe cough, it is recommended to directly boil Malus pumila, about 5 qian each time. In addition to the above methods, Malus pumila can also be used as an ingredient for soup, which has stronger health benefits.
【Effects and uses of Malus pumila】
Malus pumila is very common in our daily life, and its main value is for medicinal use, not for direct consumption.
It is a highly effective Chinese herbal medicine. Fresh fruits can be boiled and added with an appropriate amount of rock sugar for consumption in the morning, afternoon, and evening. It can clear heat, avoid summer heat, expel cold, aid digestion, and effectively prevent constipation.
Malus pumila can be prepared and used to make tea, which can be consumed daily. However, the tea must be made with boiling water and consumed in the same way as regular tea. It can improve the constitution and treat cough, but the effect is slightly slower.
For patients with severe cough, it is recommended to directly boil Malus pumila, about 5 qian each time. In addition to the above methods, Malus pumila can also be used as an ingredient for soup, which has stronger health benefits.
【Botanical morphology of Malus pumila】
Malus pumila is a tall tree, reaching up to 20m. The young branches and buds are covered with reddish-brown short hairs. The leaves are alternate, with leaf stalks 1-3cm long. The leaf scars are elliptical in shape, about 3-4cm long.
The leaves of Malus pumila are leathery, narrowly elliptic, obovate, or oblanceolate, 8-17cm long and 2.5-5.5cm wide. The apex is acute or obtuse, usually blunt, and the base is cuneate. The margin is slightly rolled up, and the back of the leaf is sparsely covered with reddish-brown hairs. There are 8-12 pairs of lateral veins.
The pedicels are 6-18mm long, covered with reddish-brown short hairs. The bracts fall off, leaving a scar.
The perianth consists of 9 segments, white in color. The outer whorl has 3 segments, oblong-elliptic, 6-7cm long, and the inner whorl has 2 segments, oblong, 5-6cm long. There are numerous stamens, about 1cm long, with a short blunt triangular protrusion. The pistils are numerous, with a pistil group about 1.5cm long.
The aggregate fruit is inverted-ovate, deep red, and becomes woody and purplish-red when ripe. The seeds are elliptic, 6-7cm long, and red in color. It flowers from April to May and fruits from August to October.
