When it comes to Sanqi, many people only know its name, but they don't know what it is and what kind of utility it has. In a few years ago, the appearance rate of Sanqi in a popular TV series "Love Yo Herb Fragrance" is quite high, running through many important scenes, and also allowing everyone to have a deeper understanding of Sanqi.
Indeed, Sanqi is a very valuable Chinese medicinal material, on a par with ginseng, and even has the reputation of "gold does not change" and "southern sacred grass". However, it is not like the "cure for all diseases" miracle drug presented in the TV series, and today we will get to know it well.
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The legendary history of Sanqi
Sanqi has been very popular since the Ming Dynasty, and it is recorded that in 1587, two officers from Guangnan Province in the Ming Dynasty traveled thousands of miles to Hubei to ask the pharmacologist Li Shizhen at the time to identify them. This medicine is secretly circulated as a golden sore medicine in the local Yi, Miao, Zhuang and military camps, and is said to be able to "live and prevent death, and the effect is like a god", but it is not clear why it is so.
Li Shizhen carefully studied this medicine, deliberately created a wound on the arm, and then applied Sanchi powder, and the wound healed quickly; and it was tested on the prisoners who had just been tortured in the government, and the effect was also very good.
Later, it was included in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Three seven, where the staff is injured and damaged, and the bruise is drizzled, it is immediately chewed (covered) and then dissipated." If you take one or two dollars first when receiving the staff, the blood will not rush to the heart, and it is especially suitable to take it after the staff, and it is also good to take it after childbirth. ”
It can be seen that Sanqi has been widely circulated and used in Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions before it was introduced to the Central Plains and applied by traditional Chinese medicine groups. Then, with the advent of the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and the successful development of the famous Yi medicine "Yunnan Baiyao" in the country and even the world, Sanqi became a well-known medicinal material. - Part of the content is derived from "Exploration of 37"
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Identification of three seven
Many people know that Sanqi is good, but they don't know how to choose, from the place of origin, The quality of Sanqi in Wenshan, Yunnan Is the best, Xi called "Wensanqi" and "Tianqi". In addition, you can also distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of Sanqi from these aspects:
• Number of heads: The grade of three seven is divided according to several complete three sevens per 500 grams (one end is counted), and the smaller the number of them, the higher the level; that is, the heavier the monomer, the greater its density, the higher the medicinal content, the better the efficacy. For example, 20 heads of sanchi means that there are 19 to 20 sanchi in 500 grams (1 catty), each weighing about 25 grams.
• Look at the form: The lion's head is the better form in Sanqi, its round and full texture is solid, the nutritional value is high, and it is better than the quality of ordinary strip Sanchi.
• Look at the year: the longer the growth time of the three seven, the better, more than 3 years of three seven can be used for medicinal purposes, more than 5 years of three seven is the real king of three seven, is the best three seven in the current three seven, high grade, high medicinal content.
• Look at the seasons: divided into winter 37 and spring 37, spring 37 quality is better, the physique is full and strong, there is no crack on the outside, and the inside is solid and not empty.
• Look at the dryness: after the fresh three seven dug up, it takes about two months of drying to dry enough, pick up two dried three seven strike each other, there is a stone-like crisp sound to indicate that the three seven feet are dry.
• Look at the scissors: the scissors can not be directly (or unfavorable) absorbed by the human body, and are not easy to clean thoroughly, often contain pesticide residues; no scissors sanchi is also called slippery head sanchi, that is, the shear part of the removal of the sanchi, such sanchi growth is more complete, remove the scissors easier to clean clean, can be directly ground powder use, so the quality of no shear sanchi is better.
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Daily use of three seven
Due to the hard texture, many people have no way to start in the face of the three seven in hand, the most common is to use special equipment to grind into powder and eat, which is a raw way to eat.
There are also cooked ways to eat, the specific methods are as follows: put the three seven together with vegetable oil into the pot, heat it until the three seven turns yellow, you can fish it up (the fire is not fierce, the heating time is not long, to prevent the three seven from burning); then the cooked three seven can be crushed or powdered, can be swallowed in water or with other healthy ingredients together to supplement the body.
At present, the selling price of the better quality sanqi is quite expensive, so it is also necessary to pay attention to the proper storage of sanchi:
Clean: One is that the three seven should be cleaned; the second is that the storage environment should be clean and clean.
Drying: First, sanchi should be dried thoroughly, and the water content is less than 13%. The simple detection method is to bite the three seven with the teeth, there should be no tooth marks, and there is a feeling that the three seven will crack when biting; the second is that the storage environment should be dry.
Airtight: Three seven should be stored in an airtight container or bag.
Shade: The place where Sanchi is stored should be free of direct sunlight, and the temperature should not exceed 25 ° C at room temperature.
Although there are many benefits to the body, but because of its strong utility, it is best to use sanchi reasonably and appropriately according to their own situation under the premise of following the doctor's advice, so as not to affect health in turn.