Five-finger peach is also known as banyan tree, five-finger milk, three-claw dragon, five-claw dragon, five-claw peach, coyote poor, five-finger incense, five-claw milk, astragalus membranaceus [Guangdong] and so on. , a Ficus crassifolia of Moraceae, whose roots are used as medicine. It can be collected all year round, washed and dried. Roots are slightly cylindrical, branched, with different lengths, with a diameter of 0.2-2.5cm, grayish brown or brown surface, longitudinal wrinkles, and obvious transverse lenticels and fibrous root marks. Part of the cork fell off, exposing the yellow skin. Hard, not easy to break, and the section is fibrous. The piece is generally 1- 1.5cm thick, with thin skin, yellow-white wood, concentric rings, radial texture and Mu Yi separation. The breath is slightly fragrant and sweet. Finger peach is a Moraceae plant, not a peach. Widely distributed in mountainous areas mainly in northern Guangdong, naturally growing in deep mountain canyons. It is named because its leaves are shaped like five fingers, with fine hairs on them, and the fruit is shaped like a peach when it matures.

Efficacy and function of Wuzhi peach

The efficacy of five-finger peach

Sweet in nature, slightly warm.

Functions: invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, promoting qi circulation and resolving phlegm, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals.

Indications: cough due to pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbago and leg pain, spleen edema, night sweats after illness and leucorrhea.

1. Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangjun: Strengthening the Spleen and Eliminating Dampness, Activating Qi and Relieving Pain, Resolving Phlegm and Cough. Treat ascites due to liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, liver and spleen pain, edema, rheumatoid arthritis and strain cough.

2. Manual of Chinese herbal medicines commonly used by Guangzhou Air Force: invigorating qi and consolidating exterior, relaxing muscles and tendons, and removing dampness by gasification. It can be used for treating tuberculosis, cough, chronic bronchitis, night sweats, weakness after illness, postpartum lactation, leukorrhagia, stomachache, chest pain, and innominate swelling.

Usage and dosage 0.5 ~ 2 Liang.

radix fici simplicissimae

The function of five-finger peach:

Five-finger peach is a common herb in Lingnan, and the root of Ficus of Moraceae is used as medicine. At the same time, it is also a plant with the same origin of medicine and food, which is used to make soup in Guangdong. In recent years, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a precious plant resource, has attracted great attention of pharmaceutical workers, and the research on its chemical composition and pharmacological activity has been deepened. It has been proved that psoralen is one of the main active components of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, which has antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulant, antitumor and immunomodulatory effects.

1. Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis and chronic severe hepatitis: two kilograms of Radix Isatidis, half a kilogram of Fructus Momordicae and three ounces of pumpkin, decocted in water twice, concentrated to 1500 ml, added with 300 grams of white sugar, added with preservatives, left standing and filtered. The heavier person takes 90 ml a day and takes it twice; Mild patients take 45 ml once a day, and one month is a course of treatment. (New Drug News of Guangzhou Health Administration (II): 18 ~ 19, 1972)

2. No milk after delivery: two fingers of milk, stewed pig's trotters. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

3. Leucorrhea: five fingers milk 1 two, a little 2 two, decocted in water. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

4. Wuzhitao stewed chicken and pig bone soup is delicious, fragrant, nutritious and has good health care function.