Cornus officinalis is the finished product of Cornus officinalis, both of which are known to tonify the liver and kidneys, and astringent, with the difference being that Cornus officinalis is more warming in nature. The difference is that cornelian cherry meat is more warm and moist. Cornus officinalis is the dried and matured fruit pulp of Cornus officinalis. It has a sour, astringent flavor and is slightly warm in nature. It is also used in the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effect of tonifying the liver and kidney, astringency, and solidification of detachment. It is used for dizziness, tinnitus, lumbar and knee pain, impotence and spermatorrhea, frequent urination, disintegration (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), hypogonadism, profuse sweating, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by overeating, drinking and urinating). Cornus officinalis is made by soaking cornelian cherry in yellow wine, steaming it under water and drying it in the sun. Cornus officinalis and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum have the same properties, but the Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum is warmer in nature. Cornus officinalis is warm, so it is forbidden to take it if you have a fire in the door of your body, or if you have dampness or heat, or if you have a hard time with urination. The Cornus and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum need to be taken under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner in order to avoid damage to the body if the medicine is not right.