Hong Xiang tree

Hong Xiang tree

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[synonyms] zhutouguo (Atlas of higher plants in China), pangpo tea (list of plants in Guangxi), Hongmei and xiangyeshu (selected Chinese herbal medicine from Simao, Yunnan).

[source] it is the bark or leaf of Pyrus bretschneideri.

[plant morphology] Chali

Shrubs or small trees, 4-15m high, all glabrous. The leaves are thick and leathery, with clustered branchlets at the top, lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, 4.5-15 cm long and 2-6 cm wide, entire; the petiole is 2-3 cm long. Inflorescence consists of many flowers arranged in a tight spiral shape, mostly near terminal; flowers are usually white, pedicels 2-6 cm long, erect and thick; calyx is thick, red, oval or round, 1-1.5 cm long, margin membranous; petals membranous, about 2 cm long, with short tips; stamens 30-40, 1.2-1.5 cm long, anthers basal, strip, with long tips; ovary half inferior, 2-3-locular. The berry is about 2 cm in diameter. Enclosed by persistent calyx.

It grows on hillside, roadside and mixed forest. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Hunan.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] astringent, slightly bitter, cool.

Functions and indications: invigorate the stomach, soothe the liver and reduce fever. Treatment of dyspepsia, enteritis, hepatitis.

[prescription selection] ① for dyspepsia and enteritis: Red fragrant leaf powder, 3-5 points per serving.

② Treatment of hepatitis: Red fragrant bark one to two, decoction. (the following is a selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine.)