诃子原产印度、缅甸和马来西亚;为乔木树种,高可达20—30米。木材坚硬,是良好的家俱和建筑用材;果实富含单宁,是良好的收敛药,其味苦酸温涩,归经于肺,大肠,有收敛肺濇肠功能,对久泻久痢、脱肛,久咳久喘、急失音、咳血者有良好的疗效。 Myrobalan origin India, Myanmar and Malaysia; for arbor species, up to 20-30 meters. Wood is hard, is a good furniture and building materials; fruit is rich in tannin, is a good astringent medicine, its bitter and bitter astringent, due to the lungs, the large intestine, astringent lung 濇 intestinal function, long diarrhea Jiu Li, Anal rectal, Cough long asthma, acute anorexia, hemoptysis have good effect.