Japanese cornelian cherry indicated for persistent sweating

What is Japanese cornelian cherry (Shan Zhu Yu)?
Medicinally it mainly refers to the dried ripe fruit pulp of Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. (Macrocarpium officinale), which is a medicinal plant and food plant in the family Cornaceae. Other names of this herb include Medicinal Cornel, Dogwood, Medical Dogwood, Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Japanese Dogwood, Fructus Corni, Common Macrocarpium, Cornus fruit, Japanese Cornelian Cherry, the Cornelian Cherry Fruit, cornus Officinalis Fruit, cornelian cherry dogwood, Japanese Cornal Dogwood, Japanese Cornal, Cornelian cherries, sansuyu, sanshuyu, and so on. So, don’t confuse it with dogwood varieties like European cornel (Cornus mas). In China, it is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. It is basically harvested in the late autumn and early winter. And the rest processing steps are to bake on gentle heat or slightly scald by boiling water, timely squeeze out the stones, and then dry in the sun or at the fire.

Cornelian cherry benefits
Ancient Chinese have used it for many purposes, such as sacrifice, accessories, medicine, and apotropaion. Hence, the so-called dogwood customs thereby form. Medicinally it is widely used for the treatment of aching lower back and knees, vertigo, Tinnitus, Spermatorrhea, frequent urination, liver-deficiency chills and fever, persistent sweating due to deficiency, palpitations, scattered pulse, neurasthenia, menstrual disorders, and more. There is a long list of popular herbal formulas that are based on Asian cornelian cherry fruit, for example, Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan (Golden Book Teapills), Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan (Eight Flavor Formula), Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Lycium Rehmannia Teapills), Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan (Eight Immortals Longevity Pills), and more. Besides, people are also accustomed to making medicinal liquor, preserved fruit, canned goods, and health drinks by combining sugar, honey, and wine. The brewing of dogwood wine can date back to the Song Dynasty and then it was considered such a rare tonic that it was listed as a tribute.

For the elderly, there are many awkward moments and senile urinary incontinence is one of them. It will make older people feel very painful when the urine can’t help overflow from the urethra and wet the pants just because of sneezing, coughing, laughing or abdominal pressure. Therefore, it will seriously affect the health of the elderly due to the enormous physical and psychological pain and pressure. From the perspective of TCM, urinary incontinence in the elderly is mainly caused by the sinking of qi of middle-jiao. As you may know, your kidney qi tends to become weaker as you get older. So, this disease actually involves the spleen, lung, kidney and liver although the affected part is the bladder. And the corresponding remedy is to tonify kidney qi and elevate middle-jiao energy while regulating the function of various organs. And dogwood is that herb that can help.