Pyracantha fruit is edible, and can be eaten raw, and it tastes good. It tastes a bit similar to hawthorn. It tastes a bit sour and a bit sweet, but not so sour, and has a soft and waxy texture.

It is said that in the old days when food production was reduced due to disasters, farmers in mountainous areas often went to the mountains to pick pyracantha fruits after autumn. After picking them up, they would be dried in the sun and then ground into flour to prepare for consumption when the harvest was not harvested the next year. Pyracantha noodles can be used to make porridge, and can also be mixed with other foods to steam and eat, helping people survive the years of famine.

Pyracantha, also known as red fruit, torch fruit, flame fruit, and rescue food, blooms in spring and summer. The flowers are white and have double corymbs. The fruits are orange-red or fiery red, oblate, and will not wither for a long time. . Although Pyracanthus is not amazing in appearance, it breeds small fruits with a simple attitude and dedicates numerous red fruits to people.

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Pyracantha fruit effects:

1. Reduce indigestion and diarrhea. Pyracantha fruit can promote gastric juice secretion, promote food digestion and treat enteritis.

2. Clear away heat and detoxify. Pyracantha fruit has the effect of clearing away heat and cooling blood, and has certain effects on diseases such as hepatitis, bruises, muscle and bone pain, back pain and blood in the stool.

3. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic. For external wounds, you can take an appropriate amount of fresh wild apple leaves or fruits, mash them and apply them on the wound. The wound will heal faster.

4. Prevent dental caries. Pyracantha fruit contains active substances that inhibit tooth decay, which is of positive significance for the prevention and treatment of human teeth. Eating pyracantha fruit can not only prevent and treat dental caries, but also extract the active substances from wild apples to make toothpaste.

5. Puzzle and strengthen the brain. Pyracantha fruit is rich in various vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A and zinc. Regular consumption can improve memory and intelligence.

6. Replenish energy. Pyracantha fruit is rich in starch and is commonly used by Chinese people to make wine. In the old society, when there were famine years and the poor were hungry and had no choice, they would go up the mountain to look for pyracantha fruit to fill their stomachs and replenish energy. Therefore, it is also called life-saving food.

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