Chinese: shan zhu yu
English: Japanese dogwood fruit, cornus fruit, Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit
Pharmaceutical: Corni Fructus
Properties: Sour, astringent, slightly warm
Standard Species: Cornus officinalis Sieb et Zucc.
Coloured plate of Cornus officinalis Sieb et Zucc. In Flora Japonica by Siebold, P.F. von and Zuccarini, J.G., 1835-1870
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