Wang Weiyou, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in a poem: "The fragrance of Zhushishan is colder when it blooms. Fortunately, with Cong Guihua, the window faces the autumn moon. " It is described that the flowers of Cornus officinalis are very beautiful, and Cornus officinalis is the dry and mature pulp of the plant Cornus officinalis. The aliases are Cornus officinalis, Jujube, Chicken Feet, Cornus officinalis, Medicinal Jujube, Tianmuzi and Jujube. The ripe fruit of Cornus officinalis is bright red and looks a bit like cherry tomato, which is particularly lovely. Cornus officinalis is produced in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan and other provinces in China. It is introduced and cultivated in Sichuan, and also distributed in Korea and Japan. Fruit can be used as medicine, with sour taste and warm nature. It is a medicine with strong convergence, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney and stopping sweating.
There is also a legend about the origin of the name of Cornus officinalis. According to legend, during the Warring States period, Wang Zhao suffered from cervical spondylosis, and his neck was often unbearable, so he called a physician for treatment and asked him to find a way to treat it. A doctor named Zhu found a kind of dried fruit and used it to cook soup. After Wang Zhao took it for a while, his illness soon recovered. I was very happy, praised the imperial doctor, and summoned the imperial doctor Zhu and asked, "What is this magical medicine? How can it be so amazing? " Dr. Zhu calmly replied: "Your Majesty, this is not a magic medicine. This is dogwood. If you insist on taking this medicine, it can not only cure cervical pain, but also soothe the nerves, strengthen the brain, clear away heat and improve eyesight. " Wang Zhao was overjoyed. "This medicine has many benefits." It makes people grow hawthorn. In recognition of Dr. Zhu Yu's achievements, he changed the name of Cornus officinalis to Cornus officinalis. Later, people wrote the dogwood into the present dogwood, which was gradually handed down.
The ripe and dry fruit of Cornus officinalis is the precious medicinal sweet potato meat after stone removal. It tastes sour and enters the liver and kidney meridians. It is a convergent blood tonic; Can strengthen stomach, tonify liver and kidney, and treat anemia, lumbago, neurasthenia, and cardiac weakness. Cornus officinalis pulp also contains 16 amino acids, which contains a large number of essential elements for human body. In addition, it also contains saponins, polysaccharides, malic acid, tartaric acid, phenols, resins, tannins, vitamins A and C and other components with strong physiological activities. Astringent and astringent, it has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, consolidating kidney and astringing essence. It is suitable for soreness of waist and knees, nocturnal emission, dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms caused by liver and kidney deficiency. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty collected the experience of doctors in the past dynasties in applying Cornus officinalis, and listed Cornus officinalis as a medicine for enriching blood, consolidating essence, nourishing liver and kidney, regulating qi and tonifying deficiency, improving eyesight and strengthening body.
Recommend an edible method of Cornus officinalis
Cornus officinalis porridge
Ingredients: Cornus officinalis 15g, 60g of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of sugar.
Practice: First, wash Cornus officinalis, remove the core, and cook porridge with japonica rice in casserole. When porridge is to be cooked, add sugar and cook it slightly.
Efficacy: tonify liver and kidney, astringe essence and sweat.
Through the above introduction, we also have a good understanding of the efficacy and function of Cornus officinalis. These drugs are also very helpful for the treatment of diseases, but we should also pay attention to some taboos, especially:
1. Patients with damp-heat enuresis should not take Cornus officinalis to prevent their condition from getting worse.
2. It is best for pregnant women not to soak Cornus officinalis in water, which may easily lead to disability and deformity of children.
3. Notes on Materia Medica: Actually, I made it. Platycodon grandiflorum, Radix Saposhnikoviae and Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae.
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