kfbg_jinlong's Identifications

中文名稱: 五指毛桃
中文別名: 粗葉榕 牛奶仔 五爪龍 裂掌榕
學名: Ficus hirta
英文名稱: Hairy-Fig
英文別名: Hairy-Mountain-Fig

In Chinese word, it means "Five Fingered Hairy Plum" literally due to shape of some leaves. However, the plant is belong to Genus Ficus. The young stem of the tree is a common and effective Chinese medicine. Usually, it would be cut to candy size and put it in the soup with Chicken and pork. The stem is hard as rock and can not be eaten but it has an interesting fragrance that is similar to coconut. The soup of medicine would help to reduce the humid (bad moisture) inside the body, to relief cough and reduce phlegm inside the throat.

Reference :
http://hkcww.org/hkplant/readid.php?id=150
http://eol.org/pages/2906798/overview
http://herbarium.gov.hk/subpages.aspx?id=3051
http://www.hktree.com/herb/Ficus%20hirta.htm