Phyllanthus emblica

Phyllanthus emblica

Yuganzi

Fructus Phyllanthi

The fruit of Euphorbiaceae is dried.

From winter to the next spring, the fruits are harvested when they are ripe, and the impurities are removed and dried.

[character] the product is spherical or oblate with a diameter of 1.2-2cm. The surface is brown to dark green, with pale yellow granular protuberance, wrinkled and inconspicuous 6-ridges, and fruit peduncle is about 1 mm. The mesocarp is 1-4mm thick, hard and crisp. The endocarp is yellowish white, hard nucleate, with 6 edges on the surface. There are several vascular bundles on the upper part of the dorsal suture, which can split into 6 petals after drying. Seeds 6, subtriangular, brown. The taste is sour and astringent.

[flavor] sweet, sour, astringent and cool.

Functions and indications: clearing heat and cooling blood, eliminating food and strengthening stomach, generating fluid and relieving cough. For blood heat and blood stasis, hepatobiliary disease, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, cough, sore throat, dry mouth.

[usage and dosage] 3-9g, take duoru pill powder.

Store in a cool and dry place

Chinese PinYin : Yu Gan Zi