Chinese: shan zha
English: crataegus fruit, Japanese hawthorn fruit
Pharmaceutical: Crataegi Fructus
Properties: Sour, sweet, slightly warm
Standard Species: Crataegus pinnatifida Bge, Crataegus pinntifid Bge. Var. major N.E. Br.

Crataegus – National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, Belgium (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Crataegus – National Botanic Garden of Belgium , Meise, Belgium (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Crataegus – National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, Belgium (Photo by TH. Tanaka)