Identification & Quality Standard
Fructus Corni
Botanical Origin
The dried mature fruit of Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.(Cornaceae).
Production Regions
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Henan, Zhejiang, Shaanxi.
Quality Requirements
Superior medicinal material has thick flesh, purplish-red color, strongly sour taste.
Macroscopic Features
Irregular flake-like or sac-like pieces. Externally purplish-red to purplish-black, wrinkled, lustrous. Apex has round scar of persistent calyx, base has scar of fruit stem. Soft texture. faint odor, sour, astringent, slightly bitter taste.
