Five-fingered hairy peach is the root of Ficus vulgaris of the mulberry family, the root is slightly cylindrical, branched, different lengths, 0.2~2.5cm in diameter, the surface is grayish brown or brown with longitudinal wrinkles, and obvious transverse lenticels and whisker scars can be seen. Some of the corky skin is peeled off to reveal the yellow skin. The texture is hard, difficult to break, and the section is fibrous.
The five-fingered peach has the effect of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the lungs, promoting qi and diuresis, and relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals. It can be used for treating spleen deficiency and edema, poor appetite and weakness, consumptive cough, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping after waking up), hypoglossia, postpartum lactation, edema, cirrhosis of the liver and ascites, hepatitis, and bruises.
Pregnant women should not use Five Fingered Peach.
If you need to use Five Fingered Peach to treat diseases, it must be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.