Autumn papaya

Autumn papaya

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonyms] Chaenomeles (herbal Atlas of South Yunnan), Chaenomeles acidosa (investigation report on medicinal plants in Kunming), Chaenomeles aromatica and Chaenomeles rugulosum (Chengdu Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the fruit of Chaenomeles angustifolia.

[plant morphology] autumn papaya, also known as papaya flower.

Semi evergreen shrub, up to 4 m high. The branches are spiny, and the young branches are densely covered with yellow pubescence. Leaves leathery, usually 4-7 clustered on short branches; stipules not obvious, falling off in the same year; leaves oblong, 3-12 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, apex pointed, base narrowly cuneate, margin densely irregularly serrate, dark green above, glossy, glabrous below, light green, sparsely pilose; petioles red, 2-7 mm long, slightly pilose. The flowers are dark red, funnel-shaped, 3-4 cm long, usually 3 clusters; one or two abnormal leaves are under the inflorescence; pedicel is very short; calyx tube is 2-3 cm long, green, purplish red, with white powder; sepals are oval triangular, yellow villous on the inner surface and edge; petals are round, with short claws, 2 cm in diameter; stamens are about 30, 14 mm in length, purplish red, filamentous, anther long Ovary inferior, 5-locular, style 5, base united, sparsely pubescent, as long as stamens, stigma densely papillate. Pear oval, 7-10 cm long, both ends concave, mature yellow or yellow green, sometimes red, smooth, fragrant. Seeds flat, triangular. The flowering period is from April to May. The fruit period is from October to November.

Cultivated or wild. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] from October to November, the fruits are picked when they are ripe, and then divided into two or four pieces, which are slightly scalded in boiling water, and then taken out and dried in the sun or on the Kang.

[medicinal materials] the fruit is ovoid, usually half ovoid, 4.5-10 cm in length and 3-4.5 cm in width. It is orange yellow, orange red or dark red in appearance. The epicarp is smooth, with contractile texture. The pulp is sunken. The pulp and endocarp have white dots. The endocarp is smooth. Sometimes there are two rows of seeds arranged on the axis. Seeds brown, triangular. The gas is slightly sour, the taste is sour and slightly astringent. It is better to have a big piece, red color and more powder.

Produced in Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

[chemical constituents] the petals contain diglucosalgalactoside, blueberry anthocyanin, cyanidin, pelargonin-3-galactoside and trace Jasminum.

[flavor] sour and bitter, warm.

① Dianfu materia medica: "bitter, sweet, mild. "

② "Sour and astringent". "

③ Chengdu Chinese herbal medicine: "sour, astringent, warm, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: soothe the liver and stomach, remove dampness and relieve pain. Treatment of vomiting and diarrhea, chest tightness, rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, beriberi.

① "Diannan Materia Medica": "it can cure the pain of muscles and bones, phlegm fire and soft feet. "

② "Chinese medicine shape and sex experience identification method": "Shujin, Zhitong, Zhiniao. Treatment of rheumatic pain, joint, limb spasm. "

③ Chengdu Chinese herbal medicine: "soothe the liver and stomach, remove dampness and relieve pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-4 yuan.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of vomiting and diarrhea: papaya, Agastache rugosa, lentils, tangerine peel. Take it in water.

② Treatment of rheumatic pain: papaya, Fangji, Sangzhi, Clematis. Take it in water.

③ Treatment of damp heat beriberi: papaya, coix seed, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, acanthopanax bark, millet, Phellodendron amurense. Take it in water. (Chengdu Chinese herbal medicine was selected)

Chinese PinYin : Qiu Mu Gua