Prunus mira Koehne in Sichuan, China: Recorded History as a Medicine and Food, Modern Applications, Distribution, and Ethnobotanical Investigations

• Published in: Frontiers in pharmacology 2022-03, Vol.13, p.826712-826712
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jingwen, Chen, Wanyue, Sun, Weijun, Zhou, You, Li, Xiaoli, Zhang, Jing, Fan, Gang, Yin, Hongxiang, Qin, Ju, Yuan, Yongcui, Xu, Wei, Wang, Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: botanical charateristics; ethnobotanical investigation; medicinal and edible; medicinal record history; modern research and application; Pharmacology; Prunus mira Koehne
• ISSN: 1663-9812; 1663-9812
• DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.826712

Koehne, a plant in the Rosaceae family, is named ཁམབུ། in Tibetan and "Guang he tao" in Chinese. It is mainly distributed in Tibet Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province, and Sichuan Province in China. It is also a rare "living fossil group" of peach genetic resources in the world. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, injury, intestinal dryness, constipation, and other diseases, and is used in Tibetan medicine for the treatment of hair, eyebrows, and beard shedding. In this article, the botanical characteristics, medicinal history, modern applied research, and ethnobotanical investigation of were recorded and evaluated. was first recorded in . in Sichuan Province is mainly distributed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and has certain economic and medicinal value. has high nutritional composition. It is made into high-quality edible oil, cosmetic base oil, fruit juice, fruit wine, fruit vinegar, "Liang guo", and other products. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the main fat-soluble components of , which has an anti-inflammatory medicinal value and promotes hair growth. Its longevity and cold resistance can bring great genetic value and play an important role in maintaining peach genetic diversity. At present, there are few studies on the pharmacological effects of specific active components of and there are also few clinical studies. We can continue to study these aspects in the future. At the same time, products of have great market potential. All in all, is very worthy of further research and development.