LOQUAT APAN
mespilus japonica
LOQUAT APAN
mespilus japonica
Family
: Rosaceae.
Description:
Tree trunk erect, branched and branches tomentosa. Ovadas leaves or lanceolate, coriaceous, rough, penninervias, toothed, shiny green. Flowers in spike terminal, pentadentado chalice, obovados white petals. The fruit is pulpy ellipsoidal shape, is
yellow
, smooth, contains large seeds, light
brown
. This species comes from China and Japan and
was
naturalized in the temperate and Mediterranean. It reaches
a
height of 4 - 5 m. Is harvested in
summer
.
Used parts Frutos, leaves. Sugars chemical compounds, tannin, citric acid, malic acid salts.
Directions:
Astringent,
nutrient
, expectorant.
Preparation:
Pulp, decoction.
Details:
With the fruits are prepared preserved gels easy digestion and mild expectorants properties. Through fermentation, gives
a
slightly
alcoholic
drink. The leaves are used as an astringent decoction as
intestinal
and oral thrush in the mouth. The same action is accomplished with the decoction of the ramifications.
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