Snakeberry: Scientific name: Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke
English name: India Mockstrawberry
Family name: Rosaceae
Perennial herb, whole plant pubescent; stolons long. There are 3 compound leaves, the petioles of the basal leaves are 6-10 cm long, and the petioles of the stem leaves are 1-7 cm long; the small leaves are rhombus-ovate or obovate, 1.5-4 cm long, 1-3 mm wide, with two sides. The lateral leaflets are smaller, the base is skewed, the edges are bluntly serrated, and both sides are sparsely pubescent or the surface is nearly hairless; the stipules are ovate-lanceolate, sometimes with notch-like divisions. The flowers are yellow, solitary in the leaf axil, 1-2 cm in diameter; the top of the accessory sepals has 3-5 teeth, usually 3 teeth; the petals are often as long as the accessory sepals or sepals. The aggregate fruit is nearly spherical or oblong, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, dark red, and surrounded by persistent sepals. The flowering period is April and the fruiting period is May. The whole plant is used for medicinal purposes. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and dispersing guilt, astringing and stopping bleeding. It can also treat poisonous snake bites, apply and treat boils, etc.; it is also used to kill larvae and fly maggots.
That kind of red The red fruit is the legendary mulberry, right?
We call it "Mengmengzi" or "Mengzi" (sound) in Chizhou, Anhui. It is divided into two types, the smaller one is edible and usually grows on thorny branches; the big and red one is called "Snake Mengzi", which grows in the grass and is said to be poisonous.