The efficacy and function of sand apples How to choose sand apples

I believe everyone is familiar with the effects and functions of sand apple. Let me summarize the effects and functions of sand apple for you. I hope you like it.

The efficacy and function of sand fruit

The efficacy and function of sand fruit

1. The organic acid and vitamin content of the sand apple is very rich, which can promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, help digestion, relieve restlessness and eliminate stagnation;

2. It has a sour and astringent taste and has a good effect of astringing sperm and relieving diarrhea. It is a good food therapy for those with diarrhea, dysentery, spermatorrhea and loose stools.

3. Deworming: Decoction of the root of the crab apple has the effect of deworming and killing insects, and can cure diseases caused by white worms and roundworms;

4. The leaves of the sand fruit can be used fresh or dried, both of which have the effects of purging fire and improving eyesight, killing insects and detoxifying. It can treat amblyopia, cataracts and scabies in children.

How to choose crab apples

Evergreen shrub, about 50cm high. Branches are cylindrical, densely covered with brown bristles, old branches are grayish white, with traces of bristles after falling off. Single leaves are alternate; petiole is short, apex is enlarged and jointed; leaf blade is leathery, elliptical, 4-5(-8)cm long, 2-3cm wide, apex is rounded or acute, base is obtuse or cuneate, margin is serrated, leaf surface is green, back is lighter, covered with bristles, midrib is sunken on the surface, back is obviously raised, lateral veins are 4-5 pairs, together with reticulate veins, it is obvious on the surface. Racemes are terminal or axillary, inflorescence axis is 3-4cm long, covered with white soft hairs, with involucre at the base, bracts are large, elliptical, with convex tip; pedicels are slender, covered with fine hairs; bracteoles are opposite, above the middle of pedicels, elliptical, apex is gradually pointed, with ridges, with ciliate margins; calyx is 5-lobed, lobes are ovate; corolla is ovate, pink or white, with 5 shallow lobes at the mouth. The lobes are small, round, and slightly reflexed; the stamens are 8-10, the filaments are flat, enlarged below the middle, and covered with short white hairs; the anthers are 2-chambered, each with 2 awns at the tip, which are slightly curved downwards, and the top pores are cracked; the ovary is covered with hairs, the disc is toothed, and the style is 2mm long. The capsule is berry-like, ovoid, purple-red, and the style is persistent. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is July-November.

Tips for making sand apples

Sand apple soup 10 pieces of sand apple (half-ripened). Wash and slice the sand apples, put them in a pot, add 1000 ml of water, and boil until 500 ml is obtained. Take 1 bowl each time, twice a day, with the fruit and soup, on an empty stomach. This soup has the effect of soothing the stomach, removing stagnation, and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by enteritis or dysentery.

Taboos on eating sand apples

Sand apple is astringent and should not be eaten too much; people with weak spleen and qi deficiency should not eat it.