WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

 It is the mature fruit of Crataegus pinnatifuda Ege. Var.major.N. E. Br. or Crataegus pinnatidida Bge., family rosaceae. The medicinal material is mainly produced in Shandong province, which is best in quality. It is collected at the end of autumn when the fruits are mature, after which it is cut into pieces and dried. It can be used in its raw or the stir-baked form.

[ Medicinal Properties ]: Sour, sweet and slightly warm; relate to splee , stomach and liver meridains.

[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Promote digestion and relieve dyspepsia; invigorate blood and disperse blood-stasis.

[ Clinical Applications ]: 1. Indigestion         It is widely used for various syndromes of indigestion as epigastric fullness and distention, especially for indigestion caused by improperly eating meat and fat. It can be decocted alone or combined with Shenqu and Maiya to enforce the efficacy of promoting digestion and relieving dyspepsia

2. Postpartum lochiorrhea and abdominal pain with blood-stasis       It is mild in invigorating blood and dispersing blood stasis without aggravating  bleeding. It can be used alone or combined with blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal. When used for abdominal pain caused by  blood-stasis, it is often combined with Chuanxiong, Taoren and Honghua.

Besides, in modern clinical practice it can also be used for coronary heart disease, hyperlipemia and hypertension.

[ Usage and Dosage ]:  9-12g. The raw is better for promoting digestion, while the charred is better for relieving diarrhea and dysentery.

山楂本品为蔷薇科植物山里红Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.var.major N.E.Br.或山楂C. pinnatifida Bge. 的成熟果实。主产于河南、山东、河北等地，以山东产量大质佳。多为栽培品。秋季果实成熟时采收。切片，干燥。生用或炒用。