The five-fingered peach is not a peach. It belongs to the Moraceae family. It is widely distributed in the mountains from Longmen to Wanlv Lake District in Guangdong. It grows naturally in deep mountain valleys because its leaves look like five-fingered and long leaves. It has fine hairs and looks like a hairy peach when ripe, hence its name.

Introduction

Also known as five-fingered banyan, five-fingered milk, five-fingered fragrant, five-fingered milk, Astragalus membranaceus [Guangdong], three-clawed dragon, five-clawed dragon, five-clawed peach, and mountain dog difference

Source

It is Ficus simplicissima Lour. [F. hirta Vahl var. palmatiloba (Merr.) Chum], a plant of the genus Moraceae, and its roots are used as medicine. It can be harvested all year round, washed and dried.

Note: The efficacy of Ficus simplicissima Lour. var. hirta Migo is similar to that of the previous species.

Original form: Shrub or small tree, 1 to 2 meters high. The whole plant has short appressed bristles and white latex. The roots are light yellow, the skin is flexible and fragrant. Stems erect, rarely branched. The leaves are alternate, papery, oblong-lanceolate or broadly ovate. Summer inflorescences are spherical and axillary in pairs. The inflorescence turns from red to black when ripe.

The nature and flavor are sweet and slightly warm.

The main functions are to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, promote qi and resolve phlegm, relax muscles and activate collaterals. Used for tuberculosis cough, chronic bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, waist and leg pain, spleen deficiency and edema, night sweats after illness, and leucorrhea.

Usage and dosage: 0.5 to 2 taels.

Excerpt from "Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicines in China"

Pharmacological effects

Peach root decoction, ethanol extract, and aqueous extract of the residue after ethanol reflux were given separately. In mice, oral administration has obvious antitussive effect on coughs caused by ammonia spray. Test tube tests also have good antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Group A Streptococcus.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine

Contains amino acids, sugars, steroids, coumarin, etc.

Efficacy

Strengthens the spleen and nourishes the lungs; promotes qi and dampness; relaxes muscles and activates collaterals

Family and genus classification

Moraceae

Indications

Spleen deficiency and edema; lack of appetite and weakness; tuberculosis and cough; night sweats; vaginal discharge; postpartum agalactia; rheumatic arthralgia; edema; liver cirrhosis and ascites; hepatitis; bruises

Ecological environment

Grows in mountain forests or valley bushes, and beside village ditches.

Harvest and Storage

It can be harvested all year round, washed, sliced ??and sun-dried.

Resource distribution

Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

Choose a recipe

The "Five Fingers" and "Five Claws" are both named after their leaf shape; the "Mao Peach" is shaped like its fruit; and the "Milk" is called its juice. Because of its similarity to Acanthopanax bark and Astragalus membranaceus, it is also known as Acanthopanax bark and Astragalus membranaceus.

Animal and plant morphology

Shrubs or small deciduous trees, 1-2m high, with the whole plant covered with yellowish-brown appressed short bristles and latex. The leaves are alternate; the leaves are papery, multi-shaped, oblong-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 8-25m long, 4-10(-18)cm wide, with an acute or acuminate apex and a round or heart-shaped base. , often with 3-5 deep lobes, microwave-like serrated or entire margin, rough on both sides, with 3-7 veins at the base; petiole, 2-7m long; stipules ovate-lanceolate, 0.8-2cm long. Cryptocephalic inflorescence, the inflorescence receptacle is opposite to the leaf axil or between the leaf axils of fallen leaves, spherical, 5-10mm in diameter, with an umbilical protrusion formed by bracts on the top, which is especially obvious when young. The base bracts are ovate-lanceolate and tightly covered. Adherently pubescent; the total pedicel is short, 5mm long, or absent; male flowers and gall flowers are located in the same inflorescence receptacle; male flowers are located near the top, with 4 tepals, linear and gauze-shaped, and 1-2 stamens; gall flower perianth The segments are similar to the male flowers, with lateral styles; the female flowers are located in another inflorescence receptacle, with 4 tepal segments. Achenes oval. The flowering period is from May to July and the fruiting period is from August to October.

Function classification

Spleen-tonifying and lung-boosting medicine; Qi-moving and dampness-removing medicine; Muscle-relaxing and collateral-activating medicine

Preparation method

Take the original Medicinal materials, removing impurities. If it is not sliced ??in the place of origin, wash it, moisten it thoroughly, cut it into thick slices and dry it. Characteristics of the decoction pieces: This product is a round thick piece with a narrow skin, easy to tear, and fibrous nature; the wood is broad and light yellow. The surrounding area is gray-yellow or brown. Hard quality. The smell is slight and the taste is light. Store in a dry container in a ventilated and dry place.

Identification of Raw Medicinal Materials

Character Identification The root is slightly cylindrical, with branches, varying lengths, 0.2-2.5cm in diameter, gray-brown or brown surface, with longitudinal wrinkles visible. Obvious transverse lenticels and fibrous root marks. Part of the cork falls off and the yellow skin is exposed. It is hard, difficult to break, and the cross section is fibrous. The pieces are usually 1-1.5cm thick and have thin skin. The wood is yellow-white with numerous concentric rings and radial texture. The skin and wood are easy to separate. The smell is slightly fragrant and the taste is sweet.

Microscopic identification Root cross section: The cork layer contains more than 10 rows of cells, arranged neatly, and almost every cell contains a calcium oxalate square crystal. The cortex is narrow, with more calcium oxalate cubic crystals and scattered stone cells. The phloem is broad, with many fibers, single or in bundles, with thick walls, and milk ducts sandwiched between them. The cambium ring is obvious. The xylem rays are 1-10 rows of cells wide, and the vessels are arranged radially, singly scattered or clustered in several, almost round, with a diameter of 30-200 μm, and the wood fibers and wood parenchyma cells are alternately arranged into concentric rings. Parenchyma cells contain starch granules. There are almost no calcium oxalate cubic crystals in the young roots.

Powder characteristics: grayish yellow.

1. The cork cells are square in shape and contain brown matter.

2. The ducts are round in shape, with a diameter of 30-200 μm, and are mostly ducts with bordered pits.

3. Cubic crystals are mostly found in parenchyma cells, with a diameter of 15-18 μm.

4． Stone cells gather singly or in groups, with obvious pores and grooves, and a diameter of 16-45 μm.

5． The milk ducts are slightly curved, with a diameter of 11-22 μm, and are often juxtaposed with fibers.

6. Starch grains are single or multiple grains, and the diameter of a single grain is 5-25 μm.

Physical and chemical identification: Take 2g of the coarse powder of the root, add 20ml of ethanol, heat it in a water bath for 10 minutes, and filter; take 2ml of the filtrate, add 7 hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 10 methanol solution of potassium hydroxide until it becomes alkaline. ; Boil slightly on a water bath for 2 minutes, cool, add dilute hydrochloric acid to acidify; add 1 2 drops of ferric chloride test solution, shake well, it will appear purple.