山楂核，中药名。为蔷薇科山楂属植物山里红CrataeguspinnatifidaBungevar.majorN.E.Br.、野山楂CrataeguscuneataSieb.etZucc.或云南山楂Crataegusscabrifolia（Franch.）Rehd.等的种子。植物山里红，分布于华北及山东、江苏、安徽、河南等地；植物野山楂，分布于东北及内蒙古、河北、山西、陕西、山东、江苏、浙江、江南等地；植物云南山楂，分布于我国西南及广西等地；植物野山楂，分布于河南、湖北、江西、湖南、安徽、江苏、浙江、云南、贵州、广东、广西、福建。具有消食，散结，催生之功效。主治食积不化，疝气，睾丸偏坠，难产。
Shan-zha-he, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. efers to the seeds of plants in the Rosaceae family, such as the major hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge var. major N.E.Br.), wild hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata Sieb. et Zucc.), or Yunnan hawthorn (Crataegus scabrifolia (Franch.) Rehd.). The major hawthorn is distributed in North China, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan, while the wild hawthorn is found in Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangnan. The Yunnan hawthorn is distributed in Southwest China and Guangxi. The wild hawthorn is found in Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian. Shan-zha-he is known for its effects in promoting digestion, dispersing food stagnation, and relieving abdominal masses. It is commonly used to treat indigestion, hernia, testicular descent, and difficult labor.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

消食，散结，催生。主治
Promoting digestion, resolving masses, and inducing labor. Used to treat...

食积不化，疝气，睾丸偏坠，难产。用法用量
Indigestion, hernia, testicular descent, difficult labor. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，3-10g；或研末吞。注意事项
Internal administration: Decoction, 3-10g; or ground into powder and swallowed. Pay attention to the precautions.

气虚便溏者禁服。药理作用
People with Qi deficiency and loose stools should avoid taking this medicine. Its pharmacological effects.

抗动脉粥样硬化及降血脂作用。相关论述
Anti-atherosclerosis and lipid-lowering effects. Relevant discussions.

1、《纲目》：“吞之，化食磨积，治癫疝。”2、《冯氏锦囊·药性》：“主催生，疝气。”词条图册更多图册临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Compendium": "Swallowing it, it helps digestion and resolves accumulation, treating epilepsy and hernia."2. "Feng's Jin Nang: Properties of Medicines": "Mainly used for inducing childbirth and relieving hernia."For more information on clinical applications and related compatibility, please refer to the entry's image gallery.

1、治胃积坚久，嘈杂吞酸，胁间积块作痛，山楂核五钱（炒黄、研），沙苑蒺藜五钱（焙），鸡内金五钱（焙黄），加建曲五钱（焙）。共为细末。每服一钱，白滚水送下。忌生冷。（《滇南本草》）2、治阴肾癫肿，橄榄核、荔枝核、山楂核等分。烧存性，研末。每服二钱，空心，茴香汤调下。（《纲目》）3、治难产，山楂核七七粒，百草霜为衣，酒吞下。（《海上方》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. For treating chronic stomach distention, noisy acid regurgitation, and painful masses in the hypochondrium, take five qian of hawthorn kernels (fried until yellow and ground), five qian of sandbur fruits (roasted), five qian of chicken gizzard membranes (roasted until yellow), and five qian of processed vinegar. Grind them into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose, swallow with boiled water. Avoid consuming raw and cold foods. (From "Yunnan Materia Medica")2. For treating edema due to kidney yin deficiency, take equal parts of olive pits, lychee pits, and hawthorn kernels. Burn them until charred, then grind into powder. Take two qian per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with fennel seed soup. (From "Compendium")3. For treating difficult labor, take seventy-seven grains of hawthorn kernels, wrap them in Bai Cao Shuang, and swallow with alcohol. (From "Seashore Prescriptions") Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

加工山楂或山楂糕时，收集种子，晒干。炮制方法
When processing hawthorn or hawthorn cake, collect the seeds and dry them in the sun. Processing method.

取原药材，除去杂质，洗净，干燥。用时捣碎。药材鉴别 药材性状
Collect the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, wash thoroughly, and dry. Grind when ready to use. Identify the medicinal materials and their properties.

1、药材性状：种子呈橘瓣状椭圆形或卵形，长3-5mm，宽2-3mm。表面黄棕色，背面稍隆起，左右两面平坦或有凹痕。质坚硬，不易碎。气微。2、饮片性状：参见药材形状。植物学信息 植物种属

1. Medicinal material characteristics: The seeds are orange-petal-shaped, elliptical or ovate, 3-5mm long and 2-3mm wide. The surface is yellow-brown, slightly raised on the back, and flat or with indentations on both sides. They are hard in texture and not easily broken. They have a mild aroma.2. Slice characteristics: Refer to the shape of the medicinal material. Botanical information: Plant species.

蔷薇科山楂属植物山里红、野山楂或云南山楂。形态特征
Crataegus, also known as hawthorn, is a genus in the Rosaceae family. Some common species include Crataegus pinnatifida, Crataegus cuneata, and Crataegus yunnanensis.

1、山里红，红果、唐棣（河北），大山楂（江苏）。落叶乔木，高达6m。枝刺长1-2cm，或无刺。单叶互生；叶柄长2-6cm；叶片阔卵形或三角状卵形，稀菱状卵形，长6-12cm，宽5-8cm，有2-4对羽状裂片，先端渐尖，基部宽楔形，上面有光泽，下面沿叶脉被短柔毛，边缘有不规则重锯齿。伞房花序，直径约4-6cm；萼筒钟状，5齿裂；花冠白色，直径约1.5cm，花瓣5，倒卵形或近圆形；雄蕊约20，花药粉红色；雌蕊1，子房下位，5室，花柱5。梨果近球形，直径可达2.5cm，深红色，有黄白色小斑点，萼片脱落很迟，先端留下一圆形深洼；小核3-5，向外的一面稍具棱，向内面侧面平滑。花期5-6月。果期8-10月。2、云南山楂，别名山林果（云南），大果山楂、酸冷果（广西）。落叶乔木，高达lOm。树皮黑灰色，枝条通常无刺，小枝微屈曲。叶片卵状披针形至卵状椭圆形，边缘具圆钝锯齿，常不分裂或仅在不孕枝上有少数叶具3-5浅裂；总花梗及花梗无毛。果实球形，黄色或带红晕，直径1.5-2cm，小核5。3、野山楂，落叶灌木，高达15米，分枝密，通常具细刺，刺长5-8毫米；小枝细弱，圆柱形，有稜，幼时被柔毛，一年生枝紫褐色，无毛，老枝灰褐色，散生长圆形皮孔；冬芽三角卵形，先端圆钝，无毛，紫褐色。叶片宽倒卵形至倒卵状长圆形，长2-6厘米，宽1-4.5厘米，先端急尖，基部楔形，下延连于叶柄，边缘有不规则重锯齿，顶端常有3或稀5-7浅裂片，上面无毛，有光泽，下面具稀疏柔毛，沿叶脉较密，以后脱落，叶脉显著；叶柄两侧有叶翼，长约4-15毫米；托叶大形，草质，镰刀状，边缘有齿。伞房花序，直径2-2.5厘米，具花5-7朵，总花梗和花梗均被柔毛。花梗长约1厘米；苞片草质，披针形，条裂或有锯齿，长8-12毫米，脱落很迟；花直径约1.5厘米；萼筒钟状，外被长柔毛，萼片三角卵形，长约4毫米，约与萼筒等长，先端尾状渐尖，全缘或有齿，内外两面均具柔毛；花瓣近圆形或倒卵形，长6-7毫米，白色，基部有短爪；雄蕊20；花药红色；花柱4-5，基部被绒毛。果实近球形或扁球形，直径1-1.2厘米，红色或黄色，常具有宿存反折萼片或1苞片；小核4-5，内面两侧平滑。花期5-6月，果期9-11月。生长环境

1. Shanlihong, also known as Hongguo, Tangdi (Hebei), and Dashanzha (Jiangsu), is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 6 meters tall. Its branches have thorns that are 1-2 cm long or may be thornless. The leaves are alternate, with petioles 2-6 cm long. The leaf blades are broadly ovate or triangular-ovate, sometimes rhomboid-ovate, 6-12 cm long and 5-8 cm wide, with 2-4 pairs of pinnately lobed segments, acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate at the base, shiny on the upper surface, and short-hairy along the veins on the lower surface, with irregular serrations along the margins. The flowers are arranged in umbel inflorescences, about 4-6 cm in diameter, with a bell-shaped calyx with 5 lobes, white corollas about 1.5 cm in diameter, 5 petals that are ovate or nearly circular, around 20 stamens with pink anthers, and a single pistil with a subinferior ovary, 5 locules, and 5 styles. The pear-shaped fruits are nearly spherical, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, deep red with yellow-white spots, and have 3-5 seeds with slightly ridged outer faces and smooth inner faces. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from August to October.2. Yunnan hawthorn, also known as Shanlinguo (Yunnan), Daguo shanzha, and Suanlengguo (Guangxi), is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 10 meters tall. The bark is blackish-gray, branches are usually thornless, and twigs are slightly curved. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, with rounded obtuse serrations along the edges, often undivided or with a few leaves on the infertile branches having 3-5 shallow lobes; the peduncles and pedicels are glabrous. The fruit is spherical, yellow or with a reddish blush, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, with 5 small seeds.3. Wild hawthorn, a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 15 meters tall, has dense branching, usually with fine thorns that are 5-8 mm long. The twigs are slender, cylindrical, angled, initially hairy, turning purple-brown in the first year, becoming hairless, and gray-brown in the older branches, with circular lenticels. The leaves are broadly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 2-6 cm long and 1-4.5 cm wide, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, with irregular serrations along the margins, often with 3 or rarely 5-7 shallow lobes at the apex, glabrous on the upper surface, shiny, sparsely hairy on the lower surface, densely hairy along the veins, eventually falling off, with prominent veins. The flowers are arranged in umbel inflorescences, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, with 5-7 flowers, hairy peduncles and pedicels. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from September to November.

1、山里红，分布于华北及山东、江苏、安徽、河南等地。2、云南山楂，生于海拔1500-3000m的林边灌木丛中或溪岸杂木林中。分布于我国西南及广西等地。3、野山楂，分布于河南、湖北、江西、湖南、安徽、江苏、浙江、云南、贵州、广东、广西、福建。生于山谷、多石湿地或山地灌木丛中，海拔250-2000米。也分布于日本。

1. Shanlihong, distributed in North China and regions such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan.2. Yunnan hawthorn, grows in shrubs at the forest edge or streamside mixed forests at altitudes of 1500-3000 meters. Distributed in southwestern China and regions like Guangxi.3. Wild hawthorn, distributed in Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian. It grows in valleys, rocky wetlands, or mountain shrubs at altitudes of 250-2000 meters. It is also found in Japan.