Not many people know this wild plant-Gynostemma pentaphyllum, which is a plant with medicinal and edible value. It is usually distributed in the mountainous area of Hakka area in Meizhou, Guangdong Province, and grows freely in the deep mountains. Belonging to Moraceae, it is widely distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and other places, and has been planted in a large area in Heyuan, Guangdong. Five-finger peach is named for its finger-like, capillary and peach-like fruit.
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Speaking of medicinal value, Wuzhitao has the functions of invigorating spleen and lung, promoting qi and promoting water circulation, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. In Guangdong and Guangxi, most Chinese medicine practitioners often treat spleen deficiency, edema, tuberculosis, cough, postpartum agalactia, leukorrhagia, irregular menstruation, night sweats, rheumatalgia, edema, anorexia and weakness. Its medicinal value is recorded in many medical books. Its medicinal value, geographical distribution, original plants, production and sales are briefly described in The Complete Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Records of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica, and its pharmacognosy research is introduced in detail in Records of Ethnic Medicine in China.