Guai Zao Raisin Tree Seed Semen Hoveniae Fruit of Japanese Raisin Tree

Guai Zao | Raisin Tree Seed | Semen Hoveniae | 拐枣 Guǎi Zǎo

拐枣（Guai Zao），又称枳椇子、鸡爪串、藤枣，为鼠李科植物枳椇 (Hovenia dulcis Thunb.) 的干燥成熟果序，或称果实、种子。味甘、性凉，归脾、胃、肝经，具有解酒毒、养肝阴、生津止渴、清热除烦等功效。自古被誉为“天然解酒圣果”，常用于饮酒过度、口干烦渴、肝热上炎、目赤头晕等状况，现代也广泛应用于护肝解酒茶、复方保健饮料、肝功能调理产品中。

Guai Zao, also known as Raisin Tree Seed or Fruit of the Japanese Raisin Tree (Hovenia dulcis), is the dried infructescence or seed of a traditional herb cherished in East Asia. Sweet in taste and cooling in nature, it is especially valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for clearing alcohol toxins, nourishing the liver, quenching thirst, and relieving restlessness. Today, it’s widely used in liver-protecting formulas, anti-hangover teas, and functional beverages.

🌿 Key Benefits | 产品功效

• 🍶 Relieves alcohol toxicity and hangover

  • 解酒醒酒，减轻酒后头晕、乏力、烦热

• 💚 Nourishes and protects the liver

  • 养肝护肝，缓解肝热、肝区不适

• 💦 Generates fluids and quenches thirst

  • 生津止渴，改善饮酒引起的口干、咽燥

• 🔥 Clears heat and calms internal restlessness

  • 清热除烦，用于酒热烦躁、头晕目赤

✅ Product Details | 产品规格

• Botanical name: Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
  （植物学名：枳椇）

• Part used: Fruit / infructescence / seed
  （使用部位：果实 / 果序 / 种子）

• Nature & flavor: Sweet, cool; enters spleen, stomach, and liver meridians
  （性味归经：甘，凉；归脾、胃、肝经）

• Form: Whole dried fruit / cut / powder / extract
  （规格：整果 / 切段 / 粉末 / 浓缩提取物）

• Source: Wild-harvested or cultivated in mountainous regions of China (e.g., Henan, Jiangxi)
  （来源：中国河南、江西等山区野生或栽培）

• Processing: Naturally sun-dried, pesticide-free, non-GMO
  （加工方式：自然晾晒，无农残，非转基因）

📦 Suggested Use | 使用方法

• 内服： 每次 6–12 克，煎汤或搭配解酒护肝茶饮使用

• 常见搭配建议：

  • 搭葛花、绿豆：加强解酒清热之效

  • 搭枸杞子、五味子：增强护肝养阴、抗疲劳效果

  • 配白茅根、生地黄：凉血止渴，适合饮酒后烦热燥渴

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