Five-fingered peach and three-fingered hairy peach due to its different growing environment, the number of leaf division is different, leaf division of three for the three-fingered hairy peach, division of five for the five-fingered hairy peach, there is no big difference between the two.
The five-fingered peach is a kind of medicinal dietary materials in Lingnan area, for the mulberry plant five-fingered hairy peach dry root, taste pungent, sweet, sex flat, has the spleen and beneficial qi, dampness and tendon efficacy.
It is used for spleen deficiency and swelling, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by the slightest movement), rheumatism and paralysis, and lumbago. Modern studies have used it to treat inflammation of women’s internal reproductive organs, unusual acne, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Adverse reactions and contraindications to the drug are not known.
Generally, those with three deep clefts are called three-fingered hairy peaches, those with three deep clefts are five-fingered hairy peaches, and there are also species such as seven-fingered hairy peaches and nine-fingered hairy peaches. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician who can identify the evidence, and not blindly self-medication.