What fruit is the rose myrtle? A detailed guide to its benefits and market price
Rose myrtle is also known as Duoni, Gangren, Shanren, Duolian, Dangli root, Renshu tree, Dourin, Zhongni, Wuduzi, Taojiuniang, Dangni. So what fruit is it? How much does it cost per jin? What are its benefits and effects? According to angiosperm records, it is a fine mountain fruit that grows on hilly slopes with acidic soil in the south. It can reach 2 m in height; the leaves are opposite, leathery, elliptical or obovate; the flowers are usually solitary, purple-red, with an obovate calyx tube, nearly round calyx lobes, obovate petals, and red stamens; the berry is ovate-urn-shaped and purple-black when ripe; the flowering period is April-May. In summer, the flowers bloom in brilliant colors, as bright as red clouds, flowering while fruiting. The ripe fruit is edible and can also be used to make wine, and it is a natural food source for birds. Used for landscaping and ecological environment construction, it is an evergreen shrub for slope revegetation and soil and water conservation. The fruit is edible, and the whole plant is used medicinally; it has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, astringing and stopping diarrhea, and tonifying deficiency and stopping bleeding.
How much does rose myrtle cost per jin?
Cheap rose myrtle costs more than ten yuan per jin, and expensive ones can cost over twenty yuan. However, most on the market are around ten-plus yuan, with slight differences depending on the place, brand, and quality.
What benefits and effects does rose myrtle have?
1. The fruit of rose myrtle is a berry-type fruit. This fruit is not large, with a diameter of less than two cm, and appears dark purple. However, this fruit contains a large amount of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, amino acids, and various organic acids and other nutrients. After people eat it, it has many benefits for the body and can make up for symptoms of nutritional deficiency.
2. After the root of rose myrtle is used as medicine, it is also a traditional Chinese medicine with excellent effects. The greatest effect of this medicine is to dispel wind and invigorate the body and to astringe and stop diarrhea. It has obvious therapeutic effects on acute and chronic gastroenteritis, stomach pain, and indigestion in humans. In addition, the root of this plant can also treat hepatitis, dysentery, and various rheumatic bone diseases, and it also has certain therapeutic effects on lumbar muscle strain and uterine bleeding.
3. The fruit of rose myrtle also has certain medicinal value. This fruit is very high in iron, and after humans eat it, it can play a blood-tonifying role and reduce the occurrence of anemia. In addition, it also has the effect of nourishing and calming the fetus for pregnant women and can reduce the occurrence of symptoms of restless fetus.