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Crataegus pinnatifida, known as Shan Zha or Chinese Hawthorn, is a fruit of a small to medium tree. Bright red fruit 1.5in diameter ripens in September.
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Crataegus pinnatifida fruit
[edit] Folk medicinal uses
Recent research by Kao et al. has shown that the fruit of the tree has anti-tumor activities on skin, indicating a potential therapeutic use for skin cancer patients [1].
- ^ Kao, Erl-Shyh et al. (2007). "Effects of polyphenols derived from fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida on cell transformation, dermal edema and skin tumor formation by phorbol ester application". Food and Chemical Toxicology 45 (10): 1795–1804. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2007.03.016.
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