What does a wild lantern fruit tree look like? What are its effects and effects?

Lantern fruit is a kind of pectin-rich fruit, which can be processed into a variety of fruit juices, jams and so on. In addition, the lantern fruit is rich in certain nutritional value and medicinal value, so it has certain economic benefits in the market. Let's take a look at what the wild lantern fruit tree looks like. What are its effects and effects?

What does a wild lantern fruit tree look like?

Herbs perennial, 45-90 cm tall, with creeping rhizomes. Stem erect, unbranched or less branched, densely pubescent. Leaves thick, broadly ovate or heart-shaped, 6-15 cm long, 4-10 cm wide, apex shortly acuminate, base symmetrically cordate, entire or with a few inconspicuous pointed teeth, densely pilose on both surfaces; petiole 2-5 cm long, densely pilose.

Flowers alone axillary, pedicel ca. 1.5 cm. Calyx broadly campanulate, densely pilose as pedicel, 7-9 mm long, lobes lanceolate, subequal to tube; Corolla broadly campanulate, 1.2-1.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm in diam., yellow with purple markings on throat, 5-lobed, lobes subtriangular, outside pubescent, margin with eyelashes; filaments and anthers blue-purple, anthers ca. 3 mm.

Calyx ovoid, 2.5-4 cm long, thinly papery, light green or yellowish, pilose; berries ca. 1-1.5 cm in diameter, yellow at maturity. Seeds yellow, discoid, ca. 2 mm in diam. Bloom and bear fruit in summer.

Second, what are the effects and effects of wild lantern fruit?

1 、. Relieve aging and tonify blood

Lantern fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, especially not fully ripe lantern fruit, vitamin C content is extremely high, is a high antioxidant food, after eating can remove free radicals in the body, ease aging. Vitamin C and iron have the role of promoting absorption, after eating can promote the synthesis of hemoglobin, play the effect of hematopoiesis and tonifying blood, and the face is ruddy after eating.

2. Supplement nutrition

Lantern fruit is a kind of nutritious characteristic fruit, which contains high contents of sugar, organic acids and vitamins, as well as some minerals such as carotene, iron and zinc. after eating, people can meet the nutritional needs of multiple organs of the body, which is obviously helpful to improve the level of health.

3. Appetizers and healthy food

Lantern fruit has a very sour taste even after it is ripe, and the fruit juice contains a lot of plant acid, which will promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice and enhance appetite and digestive function after eating. It is very suitable for people with poor appetite.

4. Clearing heat and relieving summer heat

Lantern fruit is a cold fruit, whether it is direct fresh food, juice or jam contains a heavy cold, eating can remove the heat in the body, especially suitable for hot summer consumption, play a role in clearing heat and relieving summer heat.

5. relieving cough and resolving phlegm

Lantern fruit is a kind of characteristic fruit that can clear away heat and detoxification, which can obviously relieve human cough, phlegm and other symptoms. In addition, it also has a certain conditioning effect on its human immunity, which can reduce the occurrence of colds. In addition, the lantern fruit also has a good protective effect on human skin, with its external application of the skin can reduce swelling and pain, reduce the occurrence of skin inflammation.

6. Sterilization

The content of plant acid in lantern fruit is very high, such as tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid and other organic acid, fungi do not have much resistance to these plant acid, the fruit juice of lantern fruit can be used to clean up trauma, kill fungi, play the effect of sterilization and anti-inflammation, have auxiliary effect on trauma, and direct consumption has therapeutic effect on oral ulcer, pharyngitis, gastritis and so on.

7. Nourish the liver and clear eyes

Lantern fruit vitamin A content is also very high, 100g fresh lantern fruit vitamin A40 mg or more, and also contains a certain amount of carotene, vitamin An is an important raw material in the liver and eyes, eating can protect the liver, alleviate liver aging, but also promote the synthesis of rhodopsin, enhance vision.