Sand nut is a tropical and subtropical endemic plant, its fruit is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine as an aromatic herb. Currently, there are three main types of sand nuts for medicinal use: one is the spring sand, which is mainly produced in Guangdong Province, China; one is the shell sand of Hainan, China; and one is called the shrinking of sand density, which is mainly produced in Southeast Asian countries. Among them, the spring sand with medicinal efficacy is more significant, the quality is also better, in the international herbal market enjoys a relatively high reputation.

According to Chinese medicine, sand nuts mainly act on the human stomach, kidney and spleen, can move qi flavoring, and stomach to wake up the spleen. Sand nuts are often used in conjunction with thick Park, Citrus aurantium, Chen Pi, etc., to treat chest and epigastric distension, abdominal distension and low food and other conditions. In addition, sand nuts also have the effect of tranquilizing the fetus, often with atractylodes macrocephala, Su terpene, the treatment of fetal restlessness, vomiting in pregnancy and other conditions.

Sand nuts for China's traditional Chinese herbal medicine in bulk, over the years the sales of sand nuts has been to maintain a strong sales trend. This year, sand nuts sales continued to strengthen, the price remains high, steady rise. According to a recent survey of the main producing areas of sand nuts Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan and other places to buy prices and Anhui Bozhou, Hebei Anguo, Guangxi Yulin, Shandong Jancheng, Harbin Three Trees and other national 17 Chinese herbal medicine market and Hong Kong drug market selling price survey shows that the production area of the purchase price of Yangchun sand nuts from 35 ~ 38 yuan rose to 43 ~ 46 yuan ......