Serissa foetida "Kowloon" Medicinal and the roots and leaves

and the roots and leaves have a long place in traditional Chinese medicine as a cardiac and general tonic

Give the plant a sunny spot and sharp drainage

or just let them teach you the lower half of the tree

lending some laboratory weight to the old uses

Serissa foetida "Kowloon" Medicinal and the roots and leavesSerissa foetida 'Kowloon', now more correctly placed as Serissa japonica, is a small, dense evergreen shrub known by a string of affectionate names: snow rose, tree of a thousand stars, and Japanese boxthorn. The genus stands alone in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, a surprising cousin to coffee, gardenia, and pentas. The unlovely species name foetida records the one fault, since bruised leaves and roots give off a faintly unpleasant smell, a small