| Function and treatment |
Tonifying the liver and kidney, collecting astringency and fixing detachment. Used for dizziness and tinnitus, soreness of the waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea, urination and dysuria, defecation, excessive sweating and deficiency, internal heat and thirst. |
| Origin and best harvesting period |
It is found in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan and other provinces in China, and also in Korea and Japan. The main producers are Xixia and Neixiang counties in Henan Province. The fruit is harvested in late autumn and early winter when the skin turns red, baked over a gentle fire or slightly scalded in boiling water, the kernels are promptly removed and dried. |
