When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red or a bright yellow.
The fruit only fully ripens after it falls from the tree. The fruit is edible, but the unripe fruit is caustic. The berries when ripe on the plant bear analikeness to coffee berries, and ripen in mid- to late summer. The fruit is a monocotyledon that appears to have an oblong shaped red dupe growing2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter. These flowers are a source of food to the bees and are also resistant to fungal attacks caused by the honey. The flowers borne by this plant are small (5–10 mm diameter), with four yellow petals, produced in clusters of 10–25 together in the late winter, well before the leaves appear. Regions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Syria have also witnessed the growth of its vegetation.īeing an ornamental plant with attractive flowers this plant appears to have leaves that grow opposite to each other, growing 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, the shape of a cornelian cherry is an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin. Also this tree has shown its presence in south western Asia.
Having its roots native to southern Europe this plant can be prominently found in the lands of France to Ukraine. This fruit with popular names such as Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood is a class of flowering plant in the dogwood family. You should continue to take any medication prescribed by your doctor.Botanically known as Cornus mas, cornelian cherry belongs to the dogwood family scientifically known as cornaceae. When speaking to your doctor of pharmacist you may find it helpful to take a copy of this MHRA advice about the product with you You are advised to discontinue use and consult your pharmacist or herbal medical doctor. On any issue where no specific advice is given to consumers please follow this general advice if you are currently taking the product: Just because something is natural does not mean it is safe for everyone. Some individuals may have adverse reactions to certain plants, herbs, and other natural products. The authors of the book "Dogwoods: The Genus Cornus" make the point that Japanese cornel dogwood proves more aesthetically appealing, easier to grow and slightly smaller than Cornus mas, making it overall a more attractive species for growers. Japanese cornel dogwood appears nearly identical to related species Cornus mas, or cornelian cherry dogwood, a somewhat common landscape species in some parts of the United States. No record of when this occurred seems to exist in the English language. At some point, the tree found itself introduced to China, as its fruit appears in various Chinese medicinal applications.
Japanese cornel dogwood earns its name from its native range, which covers all of Japan and the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. The fruit was also used as an anti-inflammatory agent. Practitioners of herbal medicine use a tea made from the fruit to address impotence, incontinence, low sex drive, baldness, frequent urination, vertigo and arthritis. As a drinkable tonic the fruit was used to maintain health in the liver, kidney, urinary tract and male reproductive system. Practitioners of herbal medicine used the flesh of the fruit to treat diabetes and prevent complications arising from the disease. The term Asiatic dogwood, when applied to the tree itself, proves something of a generic and unhelpful name, as all dogwood trees originated in Asia.Īsiatic dogwood fruit provided various uses in traditional Chinese medicine. The fruit earned its name from being Asiatic, or Asian, in origin, and of a dogwood tree. These fruits prove safe to eat raw or cooked. The shiny red fruit of the Asiatic dogwood tree appear in clusters and measure approximately half an inch long. The small, berry-life fruits of the Japanese cornel dogwood appear in mid-September and provide color and aesthetic value to the tree alongside its purple fall foliage. The fruit provides uses other than its medicinal applications and appears occasionally in gardens and landscape environments in the United States.Īsiatic dogwood fruit constitutes the fruit of the Japanese cornel dogwood tree. The fruit provided a variety of uses in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and still appears in numerous herbal medicine texts in the 21st century. This fruit goes by numerous other names, including Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit and, in China, shan zhu yu. Asiatic dogwood fruit comes from the Asiatic dogwood tree.
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