Latin scientific name: Prunus persica
English name: Peach
Common name: peach tree
Name of species: peach
Plant type: angiosperms
Name of Family and Genus: Subgenus Peach of Rosaceae
Distribution: native to China, widely cultivated all over the world.
Description: Small deciduous tree, 4-8m high. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate or round-lanceolate, 8- 12cm long and 3-4cm wide, with fine serrations on the edges, no hair on both sides or sideburns between the lower veins; Flowers solitary, first leaves open, subsessile; Calyx tube bell, with short villi, lobed leaves ovate; Petals pink, obovate or oblong-ovoid; Fruit is spherical or ovoid, with a diameter of 5~7 cm, short hair on the surface, white and green, and mature in late summer; Which fruit is pink, fleshy, juicy, fragrant, sweet or slightly sweet and sour? The nucleus is flat and heart-shaped, extremely hard.
Usage: Peach varieties are not only fruit-picking varieties, but also flower-viewing varieties, which bloom in early spring and are charming and moving, making them beautiful ornamental trees. The flesh is clear and sweet. Besides raw food, it can also be dried and canned. The fruit and leaves all contain almonds, and the whole plant can be used as medicine.
Medicinal: (Compendium of Materia Medica) Mature peaches are dried in the sun and called dried peaches, which can cure sweating and stop bleeding. Sun-dried tender fruit is called peach, which can cure hematemesis, distress, bleeding of pregnant women and sweating of children. Leaves are called peach branches, which can promote blood circulation, rheumatism, dermatosis and eczema caused by sweating. Roots and dried slices are called peach roots or peach heads to treat jaundice, abdominal pain and stomach heat. Flowers are called white peach blossoms, which cure edema and constipation.