林檎，中药名。为蔷薇科苹果属植物花红MalusasiaticaNakai的果实。分布于华北、西南及辽宁、陕西、甘肃、新疆、山东、河南、湖北等地。具有下气宽胸，生津止渴，和中止痛之功效。主治痰饮积食，胸膈痞塞，消渴，霍乱，吐泻腹痛，痢疾。
Lin-qin, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The fruit of the plant Malus asiatica Nakai, which belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is distributed in North China, Southwest China, as well as in Liaoning, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, and other regions. It has the functions of relieving stagnation, moistening the lungs, quenching thirst, and relieving pain. It is used to treat phlegm retention, food stagnation, chest stuffiness, thirst, cholera, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dysentery.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

下气宽胸，生津止渴，和中止痛。主治
Relieve chest stuffiness, generate body fluids to quench thirst, regulate digestion, and alleviate pain.

痰饮积食，胸膈痞塞，消渴，霍乱，吐泻腹痛，痢疾。用法用量
Phlegm-dampness accumulation, feeling of stuffiness in the chest and diaphragm, polydipsia, cholera, vomiting and diarrhea with abdominal pain, dysentery. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，30-90g；或捣汁。外用：适量，研末调敷。注意事项
Internal use: decoction, 30-90g; or pounded into juice. External use: appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply as a poultice. Precautions.

~不宜多食。~药理作用
~不宜多食。~药理作用~Not suitable for overconsumption.~Pharmacological effects

1、抑菌作用。2、抗氧化作用。相关论述

1. Antibacterial effect.2. Antioxidant effect.Discussion on the above topics.

《齐民要术》：“奈、林檎不种，但栽之。取栽如压桑法。又法，栽如桃李法。林檎树以正月二月中，反斧斑驳椎之。”临床应用 相关配伍
"Qimin Yaoshu": "Nai, apples are not grown, but planted. Planting is done similar to the method used for mulberry trees. Another method is to plant them like peach and plum trees. Apple trees should be pruned in the middle of the first and second lunar months, with the use of an axe to remove the mottled parts." Clinical application and related compatibility.

1、治水痢，林檎十枚半熟者，以水二升。煎取一升，和林檎空心食。（《食医心镜》）2、治小儿痢，林檎、构子同杵汁，任意服之。（《子母秘录》）3、治小儿闪癖，头发竖黄，瘰疬羸瘦，杵林檎末，以和醋敷上。（《子母秘录》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. To treat dysentery, take ten and a half semi-ripe apples, add two liters of water. Boil and reduce to one liter, then eat the apples on an empty stomach. (From "Shi Yi Xin Jing")2. To treat infantile dysentery, extract juice from apples and pomegranate rinds, and consume as needed. (From "Zi Mu Mi Lu")3. To treat infantile convulsions, with hair standing up and turning yellow, along with scrofula and emaciation, grind apple and pomegranate rinds into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply on the affected area. (From "Zi Mu Mi Lu") Harvesting and processing methods are involved.

8-9月果实将成熟时采摘，鲜用或切片晒干。药材鉴别 药材性状
The fruits are harvested when they ripen in August and September, and can be used fresh or sliced and dried in the sun. Medicinal material identification and properties of the medicinal material.

本品梨果扁球形，直径2.5-4cm，表面黄色至深红色，有点状黄色皮孔。顶端凹而有竖起的残存萼片，底部深陷。气清香，味微甜、酸。植物学信息 植物种属
This product is a pear-shaped fruit, with a diameter of 2.5-4cm. Its surface ranges from yellow to deep red, with small yellow pores. The top is concave with upright remnants of sepals, and the bottom is deeply sunken. It has a clear and fragrant aroma, with a slightly sweet and sour taste. Botanical information: Plant species.

蔷薇科苹果属植物花红。形态特征
The flowers of plants in the Rosaceae family, genus Malus, are red in color. Morphological characteristics.

小乔木，高4-6cm。小枝粗壮，幼时密生柔毛，老时暗紫褐色，无毛。叶互生；叶柄长1.5-5cm，有短柔毛；叶片卵形或椭圆形，长5-11cm，宽4-5.5cm，先端急尖或渐尖，基部圆形或宽楔形，边缘有细锐锯齿，上面有短柔毛，逐渐脱落，下面密被短柔毛。花两性；伞房花序，具花4-7朵，集生于小枝顶端；花梗长1.5-2cm，密被柔毛；花直径3-4cm；萼筒钟状，外面密被柔毛；萼片5，三角披针形，长4-5mm，先端渐尖，全缘，内外两面密被柔毛，萼片比萼筒稍长；花瓣5，倒卵形或长圆倒卵形，长8-13mm，宽4-7mm，基部有短爪，淡粉红色，雄蕊17-20，花丝长短不等，比花瓣短；花柱4（5），基部具长颈毛，比雄蕊稍长。梨果卵形或近球形，直径4-5cm，黄色或红色，宿存萼肥厚隆起。花期4-5月。果期8-9月。分布区域
Small tree, 4-6cm tall. Small branches are stout, densely covered with soft hairs when young, turning dark purple-brown when old, and becoming hairless. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 1.5-5cm long, with short soft hairs; leaf blades are ovate or elliptic, 5-11cm long, 4-5.5cm wide, sharply or gradually pointed at the tip, rounded or broadly wedge-shaped at the base, with finely serrated edges, short soft hairs on the upper surface that gradually fall off, and dense short hairs on the lower surface. Flowers are bisexual; arranged in umbel inflorescences, with 4-7 flowers clustered at the tips of small branches; flower stalks are 1.5-2cm long, densely covered with soft hairs; flowers are 3-4cm in diameter; calyx tube is bell-shaped, densely covered with soft hairs on the outside; sepals are 5, triangular lanceolate, 4-5mm long, gradually pointed at the tip, entire margin, densely covered with soft hairs on both sides, slightly longer than the calyx tube; petals are 5, inverted ovate or oblong-ovate, 8-13mm long, 4-7mm wide, with short claws at the base, pale pink, 17-20 stamens, filaments of unequal length, shorter than the petals; pistils are 4 (5), with long neck hairs at the base, slightly longer than the stamens. Pears are ovate or nearly spherical, 4-5cm in diameter, yellow or red, with thickened persistent calyx. Flowering period is April to May. Fruiting period is August to September. Distribution area.

分布于华北、西南及辽宁、陕西、甘肃、新疆、山东、河南、湖北等地。生长环境
Distributed in North China, Southwest China, as well as Liaoning, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, and other regions. Growing environment.

生于海拔50-2800m的山坡阳处、平原砂地。
Born on sunny slopes at altitudes of 50-2800 meters above sea level, as well as on sandy plains.