Introduction: It is a very interesting thing for rural friends to pick wild fruits in the mountains, and now it has entered the season of heavy snow, and the wild fruits on the mountains are gradually decreasing. However, at this time, we can find a wild fruit that resembles a bottle, with a golden yellow exterior with dense needles, which is the golden cherry seed. Golden cherry is a wild fruit that ripens in autumn and is still common in rural areas. Not only is it edible, but it also has medicinal properties and can be used to brew delicious liquor. Next, let's learn more about the characteristics and value of golden cherry seeds.
Golden cherry is a unique and distinctive wild fruit, which resembles a bottle and has a golden yellow color. The surface of the fruit is covered with dense needle, which makes people feel very unfriendly. Golden cherry blossoms are very common in rural areas, and even in December, their fruit still hangs on the trees. Unlike other wild fruits, the stalk of the golden cherry tree is very strong and does not fall easily. And in December, the fruits of the golden cherry blossoms are sweeter and have a better taste.
Golden cherry tree is a unique plant in China, native to Hunan. Because the fruit is golden yellow when fully ripe, it is named golden cherry blossom. In the Hunan region, the golden cherry tree is also known as "Ligong Zai", and it is one of the common plants in the countryside. When I was a child, I often went to the mountains with a few good friends to pick golden cherry blossoms after school to eat. Because the appearance of golden cherry seeds resembles a bottle, and the fruit is as sweet as honey after ripening, it is also known as yellow tea bottles, golden pot bottles, bee sugar jars, sugar jars, etc.
Golden cherry is a shrub plant of the Rosaceae family, Rosaceae, and one of its distinctive features is that its whole body is covered with needles. Both on the fruit and on the entire plant, it is covered with dense needles. This makes it look so imposing that it is used as a material for fences in many places. Like other plants, golden cherry blossoms bloom in the summer and the flowers are pure white and very beautiful. The fruit ripens in autumn, presents a golden yellow color, and is edible, making it a very high-quality wild fruit in autumn, so it has a high economic value. In the ancient "Ben Cao Tu Jing", there is a record of golden cherry seeds, which are believed to be a plant of the Rosaceae family, with ripe fruits that are yellow and red, and the shape is similar to small pomegranates. In November and December, the golden cherry seeds are picked, and the people in Jiangnan and Shu use them to decoction and drink, which has the effect of nourishing blood and improving essence.
Not only can it be eaten as a wild fruit, but it also has medicinal properties and can even be used to make sake, so it has a triple effect.
First of all, golden cherry seeds can be eaten as wild fruits. Ripe golden cherry blossoms have a unique taste and are delicious to eat. After the frost falls, the sweetness of the golden cherry blossoms is higher, and the golden cherry blossoms picked at this time only need to remove the inner seed hairs and can be eaten directly. Golden cherry seeds are rich in vitamin C, reducing sugars and more than 10 kinds of amino acids. It is also recorded in the "Materia Medica" that eating golden cherry seeds for a long time can enhance the body's ability to withstand cold, enhance physical fitness, and nourish blood and essence. Therefore, golden cherry seeds have extremely high nutritional value in consumption.
Secondly, golden cherry seeds have medicinal properties and can be used in medicine. In folk, golden cherry seed is commonly known as kidney tonic fruit and aphrodisiac fruit because it has a certain aphrodisiac function. It is also recorded in the "Materia Medica" that the golden cherry seed can astringent essence, slip and flow, and have a certain control effect on the frequency of sperm loss and urination in dreams. Therefore, in rural areas, when people feel that their kidney function is not good, they will choose to pick golden cherry seeds to eat.
Finally, golden cherry blossoms are also widely used to make sake. People in the countryside often pick golden cherry seeds, remove the needles and seed hairs from the surface, and then cook and dry them three times to make golden cherry blossom wine. After 3 to 6 months, the golden cherry blossom can be taken out and drunk. Golden cherry seed wine has a refreshing and mellow taste, which not only has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening essence, but also is very suitable for men to drink.
Rural friends, what do you know about the golden cherry tree?The next time you encounter golden cherry blossoms in the wild, don't miss the chance to pick them. Not only can it be eaten as a wild fruit, but it also has medicinal properties and can even be used to make delicious sake. We should cherish this valuable wild fruit, understand its characteristics and effects, and make our lives more colorful. If you have any thoughts and opinions about Golden Sakura, please share them in the comment area below, and let's participate in the discussion and explore more interesting wild fruit culture.