The thorn fruit contains organic acids, sugar, pectin, vitamin C, carotenoids, phenolic compounds such as anthocyanidin, catechin, trace elements (calcium, fluorine, magnesium, etc.), protein and ginsenosides. And Rosa roxburghii fruit can be processed into juice, jam, fruit wine, preserved fruit, candy, cakes and so on. Rosa roxburghii is also a good ornamental flower and hedge plant.
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Rosa roxburghii fruit has high nutritional value and medical value. Its taste is sour, astringent and flat; Xiaoshi Jianpi, convergence and diarrhea; It can be used for treating indigestion, abdominal distension, dysentery, enteritis, vitamin C deficiency, etc. Rosa roxburghii juice can also block the synthesis of N- nitroso compounds in human body and prevent cancer. Has special curative effect on treating human lead poisoning.
At the same time, Rosa roxburghii is rich in superoxide dismutase, which has anti-virus and anti-radiation effects and is widely used in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, digestive system and various tumor diseases. In the last century 1996, the price of Rosa roxburghii fruit once rose sharply, the main reason was that the three oral liquids that were popular in the medical field at that time also used Rosa roxburghii extract!
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Baidu encyclopedia-thorn fruit