Sweet potato fruit

Sweet potato fruit

(Guizhou folk medicine)

[synonym] dilangguo (Guizhou folk medicine), dilaiquat (Guizhou herbal medicine).

[source] it is the fruit of sweet potato. For plant morphology, please refer to "sweet potato vine".

[collection] in summer, immature fruits were taken and dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "it tastes sweet. "

[function indications] Guizhou folk medicine: "clearing heat, dispersing toxin, dispelling wind and removing dampness. For sore throat. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or grinding juice with boiling water.

[selection] 1. Cure syphilis: sweet potato fruit one or two, wild loquat one or two, barley winter five money, wheat winter seven money. Take it in water. (Hunan medical records)

② Treatment of throat pain: loquat fruit (tender) dry, three money each time, soaking water service. (Guizhou folk medicine)