Łódź, Politechnika

Originated in the mountainous areas of Mesopotamia and Persia. Edible plant - fruits raw or cooked or used in preserves, a delicious slightly acid flavour, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in quantity. Herbal plant - has a long history of medicinal use in Chinese medicine, almost all parts of the plant are used in one way or another; extracts of the plant have shown antibacterial and fungicidal activity; the leaves are antibacterial, astringent, diaphoretic, hypoglycaemic, odontalgic and ophthalmic; the stems are antirheumatic, diuretic, hypotensive and pectoral; the root bark is antitussive, diuretic, expectorant and hypotensive; the bark is anthelmintic and purgative, it is used to expel tape worms; fruits have a tonic effect on kidney energy, it is used in the treatment of urinary incontinence, tinnitus, premature greying of the hair and constipation in the elderly.