Ribes spinosa is a deciduous shrub of Ribes in Saxifragaceae, with a height of 1- 1.5 m; Old branches are smooth, grayish black or grayish brown. The leaves are broadly ovoid, pubescent on both sides when they are young, and gradually shed when they are old. Sometimes there are a few glandular hairs along the veins below, and when they fall off, they are nearly hairless, often with sparse glandular hairs. Flowers bisexual, solitary in leaf axils or 2-3 flowers in short racemes; Stamens are longer than petals or several equal lengths, anthers are ovoid and elliptic, and the apex is often without dense glands; Style glabrous, almost as long as stamens. The fruit is spherical, with a diameter of about 1 cm, with many small yellow-brown thorns. The flowering period is May-June and the fruiting period is July-August.
Efficacy and function of wild Rosa roxburghii
Wild Rosa roxburghii has the functions of invigorating the stomach, promoting digestion, nourishing and tonifying deficiency, strengthening the body, arresting ejaculation, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, and can prevent infantile autumn diarrhea, carbuncle due to toxic heat, flatulence, diarrhea and nocturnal emission. The fruits, roots, leaves and flowers of wild Rosa roxburghii can be used as medicine, which have different functions, such as invigorating the stomach, promoting digestion, nourishing and tonifying deficiency, strengthening the body, astringing essence and stopping diarrhea, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, etc. Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that Rosa roxburghii is rich in various compounds and nutrients, and has many functions, such as delaying aging, regulating autoimmune function, anti-tumor, anti-atherosclerosis, detoxification and sedation.
Rosa roxburghii is mainly used to prevent food bloating, enteritis and diarrhea. Modern research shows that the effective components in Rosa roxburghii have the functions of promoting pancreatic enzyme secretion, accelerating gastrointestinal peristalsis, increasing bile secretion, reducing blood lipid, resisting atherosclerosis, antioxidation, protecting liver, enhancing immune function and improving chronic fluorosis. At present, Rosa roxburghii is mainly used to prevent infantile autumn diarrhea and vitamin C deficiency in clinic. In addition, the flowers, leaves and roots of plant silk reeling flowers and single-petal silk reeling flowers can also be used for medicine: thorn pear flower is used to prevent heat sore and carbuncle; Rosa roxburghii leaves can be used to prevent heat toxic carbuncle, hemorrhoid, summer heat burnout and traumatic bleeding. Rosa roxburghii root can be used to prevent flatulence, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia and hemorrhoid bleeding.
People who are not suitable for eating Rosa roxburghii
People with weak spleen and stomach, peptic ulcer and diabetes should eat Rosa roxburghii carefully, and people who are allergic to Rosa roxburghii should fast Rosa roxburghii. Healthy people can eat in moderation. Rosa roxburghii juice contains a lot of vitamin C and lipase, both of which have certain stimulating effects on gastric mucosa, can promote the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and are helpful for preventing food accumulation and satiety, appetizing and fitness, astringing and stopping diarrhea. However, people with weak spleen and stomach and patients with peptic ulcer may aggravate discomfort, so they should be eaten with caution. The fructose content of Rosa roxburghii is high, so diabetic patients should not eat too much to avoid blood sugar fluctuation. People who are allergic to Rosa roxburghii may have rash, itching and other adverse reactions when eating Rosa roxburghii, so they should fast.