Cornus officinalis is a small deciduous tree plant of Cornaceae. The pulp is used as medicine, which contains dogwood glycoside (verbena glycoside), Moro Lonicera glycoside, Swertia glycoside and strychnine, in addition to ursolic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, gallic acid, saponin, tannin and vitamin A. It tastes sour, astringent and slightly warm. It has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, arresting sweating, diuresis and lowering blood pressure. Treat waist and knee pain, dizziness, tinnitus, impotence, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, menorrhagia, physical weakness, hyperhidrosis and hypertension. Mainly produced in Zhejiang, distributed in Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Sichuan and other provinces. Funiu Mountain, Tianmu Mountain and Qinling Mountain are concentrated and mostly wild. There are many cultivations now.

Cornus officinalis likes warm, humid and sunny climate, and does not require strict temperature. It can grow at 35 ~-15 degrees Celsius. However, in case of freezing injury at flowering stage, pollination will be affected and yield will be reduced. In the south, the flowering period is from February to March, and the fruiting period is from April to1October. The flowering period in the north is from March to April, and the fruiting period is from 5 to11month. Mainly uses the seed to propagate. It can also be propagated by layering, cutting and grafting.