Fruit leaves of all kind are traditionally used as herbal remedies. One I like to include on this list is peach (Prunus persica) leaf.
It’s is mainly used as a sedative (calming effect), laxative (digestive aid), and mild diuretic (increase the flow of urine).
Other benefits of peach leaf include treating gastric and stomach irritations and abdominal tenderness, irritation, or congestion.
The peach leaves infusion is also used in treating chronic diarrhea and dysentery. Peach leaf are also used to treat throat and bronchial irritation. Also used to treat chronic hepatitis and bronchitis.
Recommended usage is 2 tsp. of dried leaf to 1 cup of boiling water. Infuse for 20 minutes. Use as a gargle for sore throat every 1/2 cup per hour.
Other related post on fruit leaf include:
Guava Leaf
Pomegranate Leaf
Photo of young peaches are from my mother’s garden in late spring. It’s still not too late for me to gather some peach leaves now.
Please note, this information is for educational purpose only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
3:16 am on November 6th, 2009
Wow, your mom’s peach tree looks very healthy, does it get very tall? I’ve one peach tree that PaNoy gave us as a gift and I planted in my garden, not too late for me to collect the leaves also since you can use it dry.
12:35 am on November 7th, 2009
Hi Nye,
Yes - the tree can get big. Last year my mom thought the tree was getting too big so she decided to prune it - I mean she whacked it with a butcher knife! Sadly the leaves got infected with some disease months later.
So I ended up cutting out the infected branches with a hand saw. This help about 90%. But at least now the peaches were much bigger and more juicy then past summers.