Eucalyptus Fruit

[Pinyin] ān Shù Guǒ

[Alias​​] foreign strawberry, Nan eucalyptus fruit, fruit Eucalyptus

[Source] source based medicine: the Myrtaceae Eucalyptus plant fruit.
Latin name of plant and animal fossil: Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
Harvesting and storage: summer or winter harvest mature fruit, dried in the sun.

[Original form] evergreen tree. Bark gray-blue, peeling off to form; shoots a slight edge. Young leaves opposite; leaves ovate, base heart-shaped, sessile, white powder; growth leaves coriaceous, lanceolate, sickle-long 15-30cm, width of 1-2cm, there are glands on both sides, petiole 1.5 -3cm, slightly flattened. Flowers large, white, diameter about 4cm, solitary or 2-3 in axillary flowers together; no or very short peduncle; calyx tube inverted cone-shaped, length 1cm, width 1.3cm, the surface has four protruding edges and corners and small tumor off processes, is white powder; cap-like body is slightly flat, central part of the cone-like processes, shorter than calyx tube, two layers, outer layer smooth, early fall; stamens many, long 8-13mm, multi-column, filaments slender, was born anther middle, anthers oval, wide ear-shaped slit; ovary and calyx tube Hopson, style long 7-8mm, thick. Hemispherical capsule, four edges, wide 2-2.5cm, flat and wide margin of fruit, fruit flap is not obvious. Fruit in summer and winter.

[Taste] Weixin; bitter; of tepid; small drug

[Indications] qi; stomach; planted malaria; itching. Staple food product; bloating; malaria; dermatitis; ringworm sores

Dosage Oral: Jian Tang,3-9g; or powder. Topical: the amount, sparkling wine treated.

[Note] The oral should not be excessive.

[Excerpt] "Chinese Materia Medica"

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