The medicinal history of lychee kernel is relatively long, and Kou Zongzao's "Materia Medica" in the Song Dynasty said that its main treatment is "heartache and small intestine pain". Ming's "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that the lychee nucleus "enters the yin, disperses and stagnates qi", and treats "hernia pain, women's blood and gas stinging", which records the main functions of this product relatively plainly. Qing "Materia Medica" pointed out that this product can "ward off cold and evil, and treat stomach pain".
Chinese medicine
The core of traditional Chinese medicine lychee is the dried and mature seeds of lychee, a plant of the family Sapindaceae. It is mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Ripe fruits are picked in summer, peels and fleshy arils are removed, washed and dried. This product has a slight gas, a slightly sweet, bitter and astringent taste. It is better to have large, plump and bright grains. Mash, broiled raw or salted.
This product is sweet, slightly bitter and warm. Return to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effect of dissipating qi and dissipating knots, dispelling cold and relieving pain.
Note: Use with caution if there is no cold and dampness.
The lychee tree bears fruit and the branches are weak and strong, so they can not be picked by hand, but their branches should be cut with a knife, so it is called lychee. The kernel of lychee is used in medicine, hence the name lychee core. As the "Compendium of Materia Medica" quotes Su Song's words, "This wooden knot is real, the branch is weak and firm, and it cannot be picked, and its branch must be taken with a knife and axe, so it is named." 劙與刕同". This product is also known as lychee, branch core, large lychee kernel.
"Materia Medica"
Peduncle nucleus. Cold and humid.
Sweet and lukewarm. into the liver and kidneys. Dissipate stagnant qi and ward off cold evil. Cure stomach pain, women's blood and gas pain (five coins for survival, one or two incense, for the end, two coins per serving, salt soup or rice to drink, the name of the beetle pain scattered. Single, vinegar soup, also effective). In fact, double knots, the nucleus is like the testicles (testicles, kidneys, too), so the treatment of hernia oocysts, there is a description of the meaning of pictograms (existential, wine mixing, fennel, green skin, each fried for the end, wine service is also good). Shell acne, burn sexual use. Lychee shell research, stop hiccups (raw lychee is drunk if you eat more, soak it in the shell and hydrolyze it.) This is the meaning of food not being consumed, and it is also interpreted by this thing).
"Materia Medica"
Lychee core. Sweet and astringent, warm, stagnate qi to dispel cold and dampness, treat stomach pain, shape Xiao testicles, so it also treats hernia ooma, with. Lychee glycoic acid fever, stop hiccups, eat more fever, swollen gums and blood. Shell acne.
Modern pharmacology
The lychee kernel of traditional Chinese medicine mainly contains polysaccharides, total saponins and flavonoids.
Traditional Chinese medicine lychee kernel has pharmacological effects such as hypoglycemic, blood lipid regulation, antioxidant, viral inhibition, antitumor and liver injury. Among them, flavonoids can inhibit viruses and antitumors, and total saponins can inhibit viral activity and lower blood sugar, regulate blood lipids and enhance insulin sensitivity; Flavonoids, saponins and polysaccharides all have antioxidant effects, and polysaccharides can improve immune function.
Time: 2024