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A Detailed Guide to the Processing Techniques and Uses of the Chinese Honey Locust

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I. Harvesting and Processing: In autumn, cut off the thorns, slice and sun-dry them. For large Chinese honey locust pods, harvest the ripe fruit in autumn and sun-dry. II. Uses: Landscaping: The Chinese honey locust has a tall and unusual tree form, with a nearly round crown and dense branches and leaves. In May it blooms with pale greenish-white flowers; the fruit is colored in its early stage and ripens into black pods in autumn. As the autumn wind blows, the large black pods knock against each other, producing a cool and pleasant sensation. The wood of the Chinese honey locust is hard and can be used to make various kinds of furniture. The fruit can be used to wash clothing. Medical applications: The Chinese honey locust is pungent in taste and warm in nature; it invigorates the blood and reduces swelling, discharges pus and promotes lactation. Main

I. Harvesting and Processing

In autumn, cut off the thorns, slice and sun-dry them. For large Chinese honey locust pods, harvest the ripe fruit in autumn and sun-dry.

II. Uses

Landscaping: The Chinese honey locust has a tall and unusual tree form, with a nearly round crown and dense branches and leaves. In May it blooms with pale greenish-white flowers; the fruit is colored in its early stage and ripens into black pods in autumn. As the autumn wind blows, the large black pods knock against each other, producing a cool and pleasant sensation. The wood of the Chinese honey locust is hard and can be used to make various kinds of furniture. The fruit can be used to wash clothing.

Medical applications: The Chinese honey locust is pungent in taste and warm in nature; it invigorates the blood and reduces swelling, discharges pus and promotes lactation. It is mainly used for painful swellings and boils that have not yet ulcerated, acute mastitis, and insufficient milk after childbirth. Fresh Chinese honey locust kills maggots and mosquitoes. Fresh Chinese honey locust thorns 0.1 kg, spinach 0.05-0.15 kg, and creeping woodsorrel 0.1 kg, decocted in water for oral administration, to treat sores.

Killing maggots: Chop fresh Chinese honey locust and add 2 times its volume of water, soak for 2 h, then sprinkle the Chinese honey locust and the soaking liquid thinly over the surface of the manure; the maggot kill rate at 72 h is 90%.

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