Sand kernel is the dried ripe fruit of the perennial herb Yangchun sand, green shell sand or Hainan sand of the ginger family. Yangchun sand is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places; green shell sand is mainly produced in Guangdong, Yunnan and other places; Hainan sand is mainly produced in Hainan, Guangdong and other places. The fruits are harvested when ripe in summer and autumn, dried in the sun or dried at low temperatures. Raw, mashed when used.
【Trait identification】Yangchun sand and green shell sand fruits are oval or oval, with inconspicuous triangular edges, brown surface, dense thorn-like protrusions, flower residues at the apex, and often with fruit stems at the base. The peel is thin and soft. The seeds are grouped into clumps with three blunt edges and a white diaphragm, dividing the seed clusters into 3 petals, each with 5 to 26 seeds. The atmosphere is aromatic and intense, and the taste is spicy and slightly bitter.
The product is large, full, solid, the seeds are brownish red, the aroma is strong, and the peel is not easy to fall off.
【Indications】Temperate, spicy. It has the effect of reducing wet appetizers, warming the spleen and relieving diarrhea, and relieving qi and relieving the fetus.
Chunsha kernels are all treasures all over the body, and leaves, flowers, roots, stems, etc. can be used in medicine. The effects are the same, but they are also focused.
The effect of sand kernel flower on the digestive tract is slightly weaker, but it has a good effect of liver relief and depressure, and is used for liver and stomach disharmony of chest pain, belching and swallowing acid, premenstrual breast swelling, dysmenorrhea.
The pain-relieving and anti-nausea effect of sharen root is not as good as that of sharen, but its fetal safety effect is better than that of sharen, which is used for pregnancy fetal restlessness, threatened miscarriage or habitual miscarriage.
The effect of the sand kernel shell is slightly weaker than the core of the sand kernel, and it is good at opening the diaphragm in the broad chest and relieving depression, and is mainly used for diseases in the upper digestive tract, esophagus and chest diaphragm such as chest tightness, unfavorable swallowing, throat such as stems, depression and anger.
Sand kernel leaves and stems can be distilled to extract volatile oil, which has a strong antiviral and antifungal effect on gastric strengthening, bloating and anti-vomiting, and external use has a tangible effect on perialar herpes, skin eczema, and body ringworm, and has a strong antiviral and antifungal effect.
Chunsha kernel is not only a commonly used precious Chinese herbal medicine, but also a tonic ingredient commonly used by the people. Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Chen Jingwen pharmacist recommended two delicious and healthy dietary remedies for everyone.
Pork belly soup with sand kernels
【Ingredients】 1 pork belly, 10 grams of sand kernels, 10 grams of goji berries, 10 grams of white lotus seeds, 10 grams of ginseng, 10 grams of astragalus.
【Steps】
1. Wash the pork belly: first use a knife to scrape the yellow dirty things, then rub it repeatedly with an appropriate amount of salt, white vinegar, starch or flour, then rinse the mucus with water, and finally use boiling water to remove the odor and set aside.
2. Wash all the herbs and stuff the sand kernels and white lotus into the pork belly.
3. Bring water to a boil in a casserole and add pork belly.
4. Add ginseng, astragalus and goji berries, simmer for 3 to 4 hours, and finally season.
【Efficacy】
Pork belly soup has the effect of rationalizing the temperature, reducing dampness and awakening the spleen, and becoming a good product in soups in terms of promoting appetite, strengthening the spleen and driving away cold, and repairing qi and blood deficiency. Elderly people, women or children with weak spleen and stomach, eating this soup has a particularly good effect on nourishing the spleen and stomach.
Steamed pork loin with sand kernels
【Ingredients】1 pork loin, 1 rib, 3 grams of spring sand kernels, 10 grams of goji berries, 5 grams of ginseng, 5 red dates, seasoning to taste.
Wash and slice the spring sand kernels, wash and slice the pork loin, cut the ribs into pieces, mix well with the sand kernels, add goji berries, ginseng, red dates, a little oil and salt, and steam them in the basket.
Steamed pork loin with sand kernels, which is beneficial to qi and neutralizes the spleen and spleen, is a folk traditional health food that can be used to treat prolapse caused by spleen deficiency and long-term diarrhea in children.
Use caution
Chunsha kernel has been applied so far, no obvious toxic side effects have been found, due to its warm and dry nature, yin deficiency and blood dryness, fiery internal accumulation of caution.
【Source: Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University】