Family Name | Rosaceae |
Scientific name | Duchesnea Chyrsantha |
Common name | 雞冠果,野楊梅,蛇藨,地莓,蠶莓 |
Growth habit | Hillside, roadside, among the weeds |
Leaf | Lobular rhombic, ovate, 1.5-3 cm in length, 1.2-2 cm in width, apex obtuse, base broadly cuneate, margin with blunt teeth, scattered on both sides of pilose or above subglabrous |
Flower | Flowers solitary in leaf axils; 2 calyx, 5 inner wheel sepals , small, broadly lanceolate, wider outer sepals; yellow corolla, with a diameter of about 1.2 to 1.8cm; numerous stamens |
Fruit | Enlarged into a spherical shape from Tori, covered with many small achenes, bright red color, about 1.2-1.8 cm |
More to learn | Each internode can take root, sprouted new leaves, high rate of growth |
Properties | Slightly cold, sweet, sour; poisonous fruit |
Treats | Cure fever, panic epilepsy, cough, vomiting, sore throat, dysentery, carbuncles, boils, snake bites, soup burns |
Reference | 蛇莓 蛇莓藥理與臨床研究進展 |