Acid vine fruit is the mature fruit of the wild deciduous vine-like shrub acid vine. After it matures, it is small in size and very sour in taste. It can be used directly as medicine or dried and used as medicine. Acid vine fruit has high medicinal value. Let's learn more about it together.
【Collection and Processing】
The medicinal roots, leaves, and ripe fruits are collected. The fruits are harvested in summer, steamed, and dried for later use. The roots and leaves can be collected throughout the year. After the roots are harvested, they are washed, sliced, and dried. The leaves can be dried or used fresh.
【Properties and Functions】
The roots and leaves are slightly warm and have a sour and astringent taste. The fruits are sweet and sour and have a neutral nature. They detoxify, reduce swelling, disperse stasis, relieve pain, and have astringent and antidiarrheal effects. The ripe fruits can strengthen and nourish the blood.
【Efficacy and Usage】
It is used for amenorrhea, enteritis, dysentery, sore throat. 5 qian to 1 liang of dried roots can be used. For vitamin C deficiency and anemia, 3-5 qian of fruits or leaves can be decocted and taken orally. Fresh leaves can be mashed and applied externally for bruises and swelling, or the juice can be extracted and applied externally to treat skin itchiness. Note: Fresh ripe fruits are preferred. After harvesting, wash them with boiling water, eat the peel and flesh, and remove the pit. It is especially effective for treating vitamin C deficiency.
【Side Effects】
Acid vine fruit has excellent medicinal and health benefits, but it is a Chinese medicinal material with a particularly sour taste. Eating it in moderation will not cause obvious side effects. However, for those who already have excessive gastric acid or suffer from gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers, consuming it may worsen their condition and harm their gastrointestinal health. This is the most common side effect after consuming acid vine fruit.
