Description
Hovenia acerba (scientific name: Hovenia acerba Lindl.) Rhamnaceae Hovenia acerba is a tall tree, 10-25 meters high, branchlets brown or dark purple, alternate leaves, thick paper to paper, wide oval, elliptic oval or Heart-shaped, petiole 2-5 cm long, dichotomous cyme, terminal and axillary, flowers bisexual, sepals with reticulate veins or longitudinal stripes, petals elliptic and spoon-shaped, berry-shaped drupe subglobose, yellow when mature Brown or tan, dark brown or dark purple seeds, flowering period from May to July, fruit period from August to October.
Hovenia dulcis is born in open fields, hillside forest margins or sparse forests below 2100 meters above sea level; it is often cultivated next to courtyard houses. Distributed in China's Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, India, Nepal, Bhutan and northern Myanmar are also distributed.
Hovenia dulcis wood is fine and hard, and is a good material for construction and joinery tools. The fruit sequence axis is thick and rich in sugar. It can be eaten raw, brewed, and boiled in sugar. It is commonly used in the folk to soak "Jujube wine" to cure rheumatism. The seed is a cooling diuretic, which can relieve alcohol toxins, and is suitable for fever, drunkenness, polydipsia, vomiting, fever and other symptoms.
