The roots, wood and peel of avocado can be used as medicine. It tastes bitter, spicy and cold. Has antitussive, antiasthmatic, detoxicating and antipruritic effects. Mainly used for treating lung qi deficiency, asthma and cough, thick phlegm, chest distress, beriberi, paddy field dermatitis, etc.
When avocados bear fruit, the trunk and old branches are covered with fruits. Its fruit is as big as a plum, red or orange when it is ripe, and there are three seeds in the pulp. Its pulp is sweet and sour, and it is a famous wild fruit. Shea butter, as a garden plant, is planted in the courtyard or lawn of scenic spots. Fruits grow in the middle and lower parts of plants, close to the ground and people. It is easy to arouse the curiosity of tourists and is suitable for photography and painting.
The coarse powder of ivory wood root was extracted with 75% ethanol, and the obtained extract was polar segmented with petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol, and the new compound was obtained by segmented collection. The structure of the compound was confirmed by IR, UV, MS and NMR (including two-dimensional NMR). It is a sesquiterpene lactone compound. Xiamen University and Tianjin University carried out novelty search, which proved to be a new compound with anti-tumor activity, and experts named it buspirone.