Actinidia sinensis (Mihoutao)

Distribution:
It is native to China. Now New Zealand is also a big producer.
 
Properties characteristics)﹕
Fruit: sweet, sour, cold
Root: bitter, tart, cold.

Channels  meridians) entered:
Stomach, kidney

Medical functions:
Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. Inhibits the production of nitrites, a cancer causing substance.

Actions & Indications:
Prevents or assists in treating Hypertension (High blood Pressure), Hyperlipemia, Virus Hepatitis, coronary diseases, Urinary Stones. Being used in heat and thirsty feeling (early stage of diabetes); Jaundice and lack of appetite; stomach cancer, cancer of the mammary glands; HIV infection. The root possesses diuretic effect, pain inhibiting effect. It is being used in impact injuries, swelling, Edema, Virus Hepatitis, Rheumatic Arthritis, as lactagogues (promoting the flow of breast milk).

Leaves: washed and with added alcohol, smashed is being used in mammary gland inflammation.
 
Chemical ingredients:
Fresh Fruit contain:
3-methyl-2-butanone
3-hydroxy-2-butanone
(E)-2-hexenal
ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate
phenyl ethyl alcohol
α-terpineol
geraniol.
 
Dosage:
Root dosage: 15 to 39 g.