Hovenia dulcis, the name of Chinese medicine. Hovenia dulcis thunnb. Hovenia acerba Lindl. And the mature seeds of Hovenia trichocarpa Chun et Tsiang. Hovenia dulcis thunb contains a lot of glucose, organic acids, both can expand the body’s blood volume, and detoxification, it has the effect of sobering up. Hovenia dulcis thunb contains a lot of water, glucose, organic salts, lipids, with the promotion of urine excretion, accelerate intestinal peristalsis, and so on, it can facilitate two. Hovenia dulcis thunb contains a large amount of calcium and Hovenia dulcis saponins, with central inhibition, anti-convulsion, to prevent hand and foot spasm, can be used to treat rheumatism pain numbness. Can produce fluid to quench thirst, clear away heat and trouble, and can add nutrients to the human body, enhance the body’s disease resistance.

The extract of Hovenia dulcis thunb can block the development of hepatic fibrosis, promote the repair and regeneration of hepatic cells, and promote the degradation of type I and II collagen in hepatic fibrosis. The extract of Hovenia dulcis thunb has the function of Lipid peroxidation, protecting the activity of liver cells, accelerating the repair of liver, alleviating the damage of toxic substances to liver cells and reducing the damage of Lipid peroxidation to liver tissue. It also has a significant preventive effect on alcoholic fatty liver, can significantly reduce the increase of serum ALT and AST caused by alcohol, improve the steatosis and inflammatory necrosis of liver cells.