Description

Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) is in the family Rosaceae, and is native to the cooler hill regions of south-central China. The loquat is a large evergreen shrub or tree. The leaves of loquat contain volatile oil, amygdalin, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, tannins, vitamin B and C, etc. The loquat usually used to anti-asthma, atitussive, and blood-sugar-lowering.