Mountain Peach
The mountain peach is a common deciduous tree in northern China. Its dark purple, smooth and glossy bark is much admired, and mountain peaches are planted in many parks and street green spaces in Beijing. Around March 10 each year, its silver blossoms burst into full bloom.
The mountain peach, also called mountain peach kernel, is a perennial deciduous tree of the Rosaceae family, with a tree height of 1.5-2.5 m and a full growth cycle of 25-30 years, and it can grow in most parts of the country. The mountain peach originally grew wild in major mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, has strong adaptability to the natural environment, and can grow in ordinary soil. It has low requirements for soil. Its kernel has the functions of invigorating blood and resolving stasis, and moistening dryness and relaxing the bowels; it is a commonly used medicinal material on the market and also a good raw material for the food industry. For many years, mountain peach kernel has commanded a high price on the Chinese medicinal herb market, and through all the ups and downs it has never fallen, staying between 25 yuan and 30 yuan. Although mountain peach kernel has been expensive for many years, the market is still supplied entirely by wild resources, with very few artificial growers. To break this deadlock, we should follow the market trend and develop artificial cultivation, and its benefits will be full of boundless vitality.
According to market surveys: in recent years people have cultivated a portion, but after growing up they were all grafted into edible peaches, and edible peach kernels are small and thin, almost unusable for medicine. Moreover, edible peaches do not store for long and come onto the market in a concentrated period. If this continues for the long term, will it cause waste? People are watching closely. The real market tells everyone that mountain peach kernel sells well, mountain peach kernel is in short supply, and mountain peach kernel has remained at a high price over the years. This boundless business opportunity should be grasped early.
The mountain peach flower can be enjoyed ornamentally, and its fruit can be eaten. Its seeds, roots, stems, bark, leaves, flowers and peach tree gum can all be used medicinally. The seed of the mountain peach flower is known in Chinese medicine as peach kernel, with a bitter, sweet and neutral nature and flavor. It has the functions of invigorating blood, moving stasis, moistening dryness and relaxing the bowels. It is used to treat traumatic injuries, blood stasis with swelling and pain, and intestinal dryness with constipation, at a dosage of 7-15 g. The root and stem bark of the mountain peach flower are bitter and neutral in nature and flavor. They have the functions of clearing heat and draining dampness, invigorating blood and stopping pain, and suppressing malaria and killing parasites. They are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, traumatic injuries, and filariasis. The dosage is 25-50 g in all cases. Pregnant women should not take it.
The peach kernel is bitter and neutral in nature and flavor. It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, and killing parasites and stopping itching. For external use, an appropriate amount. Pound fresh material into a paste and apply to the affected area; for hemorrhoids, eczema and head lice, decoct in water and wash.
The peach flower is bitter and neutral in nature and flavor. It has the functions of purging and relieving constipation, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used to treat edema, ascites and constipation. The dosage is 5-10 g. Dried shriveled peach, known in Chinese medicine as peach slave, is bitter and neutral in nature and flavor. It has the functions of stopping pain and stopping sweating. It is used for stomach pain, hernia pain and night sweats. The dosage is 15-25 g. The peach tree is bitter and neutral in nature and flavor. It has the functions of harmonizing blood, benefiting qi and quenching thirst. It is used to treat diabetes and childhood malnutrition. The dosage is 15-25 g.