Photinia microphylla

("Hunan Medicine Chronicles")

The source is the root of the Rosaceae plant Photinia microphylla.

Plant form: Photinia spp., also known as: oxstem, oxplum, mountain red, stick-headed fruit, stick-pear.

Deciduous shrub, 1 to 3 meters high. Branchlets reddish brown, hairless. Leaves are herbaceous, elliptical, elliptical-ovate or rhombus-ovate, 4 to 8 cm long, 1.8 to 3.8 cm wide, apex acuminate or tail tip, base broadly wedge-shaped or nearly round, edge with glandular sharp serrations , the upper surface is hairy at first, then falls off, and the lower surface is hairless, with 4 to 6 pairs of lateral veins; the petiole is 1 to 2 mm long. Umbeles are born at the top of side branches, with 2 to 9 flowers, without a total pedicel; the pedicel is 1 to 3.5 cm long, with verrucous spots; the flowers are white, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter; the calyx tube is cup-shaped, with 5 lobes, ovate; Petals 5, round. Pear fruit is oval or egg-shaped, 5 to 7 mm in diameter, orange-red or purple.

Born in hilly shrubs. Distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan and other places.

Collect in autumn and winter.

Its nature and flavor are bitter, slightly cold, and non-toxic.

Its main functions are promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Treat toothache, jaundice and mastitis.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 0.5 to 2 taels. Remind you: Photinia microphylla. This Chinese herbal medicine comes from the Internet. Please follow your doctor's advice before use.