Crataegus pinnatifida

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Crataegus pinnatifida
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C. pinnatifida
Binomial name
Crataegus pinnatifida

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Crataegus pinnatifida, also known as Chinese haw,[2] Chinese hawthorn or Chinese hawberry,[3][4] refers to a small to a medium-sized tree as well as the fruit of the tree. The fruit is bright red, 1.5 in (38 mm) in diameter. In Chinese, the fruit is called shānzhā (Chinese: 山楂, literally meaning "mountain hawthorn") or da hong guo (大红果, literally meaning "big red fruit").

Use

Culinary use

In northern Chinese cuisine, ripe Crataegus pinnatifida fruits are used in the desserts tanghulu and shanzhagao. It is also used to make the traditional candies haw flakes, haw rolls, as well as candied fruit slices, jam, jelly and wine.

Traditional medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried fruits of Crataegus pinnatifida have been used as a digestive aid.[5]

See also

References

  1. Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany. 68(10): 2209–2269.
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