The Price and Identification method of Cornus officinalis

Cornus officinalis, also known as Shu jujube and jujube peel, is the flesh of Cornaceae plant Cornus officinalis, which is lukewarm and sour in nature. it has the effect of tonifying liver and kidney, astringent essence and qi, solid deficiency and collapse. It is used for the treatment of vertigo tinnitus, waist and knee pain, impotent spermatorrhea, frequent enuresis, avalanche belt, sweat collapse, internal heat and thirst, etc. it is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for tonifying the kidney and liver. Let's take a look at the price of Cornus officinalis meat.

Price of Cornus officinalis meat

The price of Cornus officinalis meat is generally between 20 yuan and 25 yuan per kilogram, which varies according to the quality of the product and the market.

Genuine Cornus officinalis

The dry and mature pulp is irregular flake or saccular, the pericarp is broken and wrinkled, about 1.5 cm long and 0.5 cm wide, the surface of the new goods is purplish red, while the old ones are mostly purplish black and glossy, the base sometimes shows pedicel marks, and there are traces of a round persistent calyx at the top. Soft and unbreakable, the smell is slight, the taste is sour and slightly bitter.

The commodities of Cornus officinalis are all unified goods regardless of grade, requiring dry information, and the flesh is irregular flake or saccular. The surface is bright red, purplish red to dark red, wrinkled and shiny. It tastes sour. The kernel is not more than 3%, no impurities, no moth, no mildew.

Fake Cornus officinalis

1. Taishan cornus flesh: the complete fruit is oval, thin, reddish brown, extremely sour, with 2 seeds in it, relatively growing, slightly fusiform, flat on one side, raised on the other side, brown or brown on the surface, slightly smooth and hard in quality. after breaking, it can be seen that the seeds are white, oily and light in taste.

2. Wild Hawthorn: the appearance is quasi-spherical, flattened into a cake, the surface is brownish red, there are fine lines and wrinkles on the surface, the pulp is thin, there is a mark of a round sunken calyx at the top, the base is marked with fruit stalks, no luster, the quality is hard, and the surface is not smooth. There are several reddish-brown seeds the size of sesame seeds, the smell is slight, and the taste is very sour.

3. Cherry skin: irregular flake or flat tube, the surface is wrinkled, purple or purple, shiny, the inner surface is not smooth, there are small gray spots, smell slightly fragrant, taste sour, slightly sweet and astringent.

These counterfeits do not belong to the same family as Cornus officinalis, and do not have the functions of Cornus officinalis, which can not play a role in tonifying the kidney and tonifying the liver, or even delay treatment, causing adverse reactions. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish the true from the false in use to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medication. In addition, it should be noted that medicinal Cornus officinalis is pure Cornus officinalis, which contains no more than 3% to 5% of the core, such as Cornus officinalis contains too many kernels, which is also an unqualified inferior product.