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According to the pharmacopoeia records
This product is the dried fruit of the cucurbitaceae plant Momordica grosvenorii. In autumn, the fruit is harvested from tender green with dark green edges. After several days of airing, it is dried at low temperature.
Description: This product is oval, elliptical, or spherical in shape, 4.5-8.5cm long, with a diameter of 3.5-6cm. The surface is brown, yellow brown or green brown, with dark patches and yellow pubescence, some with 6-11 longitudinal stripes. There are remnants of the style at the top and peduncle marks at the base.
Lightweight, crispy, with thin skin and easy to break. The flesh (middle and inner skin) of the fruit is sponge shaped and light brown. The seeds are oblate, mostly, about 1.5cm long and 1.2cm wide; Light red to brownish red, with a slight depression in the middle on both sides and radial grooves around the edges. Mild in flavor and sweet in taste.
Sexual taste and meridian tropism: sweet, cool. Return to the lung and large intestine meridians.
Function and indications: Clearing heat and moistening the lungs, promoting swallowing and opening sounds, smoothing the intestines and promoting bowel movements. Used for lung heat, dry cough, sore throat, loss of voice, and constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Usage and dosage: 9-15g
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Nutritional value and health functions
Momordica grosvenorii contains many nutrients and bioactive factors, including vitamins, trace elements, essential amino acids, flavonoids, polysaccharides and glycosides. Momordica grosvenorii contains 7.2% protein, 9% crude protein (slightly different values due to different origins), and about 14% sugar in fresh fruit.
The nutritional value of Siraitia grosvenorii mainly includes medical value and therapeutic value. The medical value mainly includes moistening the intestines and lungs, relieving cough, relieving constipation, and also has new pharmacological effects such as strengthening resistance, antioxidation, liver protection, and preventing caries. The dietotherapy value of Arhat Fruit is attached to its pharmacological function, which is manifested in its sweet taste and returning to the lungs. It can relieve symptoms such as cough due to lung heat, sore throat or aphasia, constipation, etc. by decoction and soaking in boiling water.
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Application of Siraitia grosvenorii
1. In terms of medicine and pharmacy
The simplest way to use siraitia grosvenorii unilaterally is to soak it in boiling water or decoct it with water. After one siraitia grosvenorii is broken, it can be soaked in about 3L of water. It can be used for patients with cough, whooping cough, tonsillitis, and yellowish thick sputum. It can prevent caries, moisten the lungs, and has the best effect in the afternoon.
Compound application with other drugs At present, compound drugs made of siraitia grosvenorii with other drugs have been widely used, with significant antibacterial and analgesic effects. Clinical observation showed that the drug was applied to 121 patients with chronic pharyngolaryngitis, with a total effective rate of 97.5%, indicating that the drug has obvious therapeutic effect on patients with chronic pharyngolaryngitis.
2. In the food industry
2.1 As a food additive
Momordica grosvenorii glycoside has been widely used in food processing since it was found. In 1995, FDA approved the addition of mogroside to food, and in 1996, China approved its use as an additive in food. The Japanese added 0.005% momordica grosvenorii glycoside to the pickling solution, reducing the amount of salt used for pickling by half, and the final product did not lose its crisp taste. When making starch fudge, 0.012% siraitia grosvenorii glycoside was added to obtain a fudge with better quality than other sweeteners.
2.2 As a food ingredient
Momordica grosvenorii can be used as both medicine and food. Just add appropriate auxiliary materials to the momordica grosvenorii. The product variety has been ever-changing, with endless flavors and rich additional effects. Dry and crush ripe fruits, remove seeds, grind them into powder, sift them, add a certain proportion of glutinous rice flour and sugar, add water and stir them evenly to form a paste, pour them into a square plate, scrape them with a small board to a 2~3cm thick sheet, steam them on a drawer, cool and dry them, and then obtain a soft and fruity Arhat fruit cake.
In the development of new beverage wine, researchers ferment with water extract of siraitia grosvenorii, sugar (monosaccharide and disaccharide) and starch. The acidity of fruit wine is 1%~2%, which has the unique sweet taste of siraitia grosvenorii. The wine is mellow, without pungent and irritating taste, and has the effects of relieving asthma and cough, reducing cholesterol, etc., suitable for all ages.
Another example is Luohanguo crystal crystal crystal sugar, which is amber shaped, with well proportioned crystal columns, strong moisture resistance, moderate sweetness, and no pollution. In addition to being directly used as candy, it can also be used to cook advanced tonic products such as flower glue bird's nest.
3. In terms of health products
3.1 Research and development of new health drinks
The health drink of hedyotis diffusa and siraitia grosvenorii is formulated by Yu Xin et al. according to the ratio of siraitia grosvenorii extract: hedyotis diffusa extract: citric acid: Vitamin C=15mL: 100mL: 0.1g: 0.2g. It has a faint fragrance and sweet taste. It has the unique flavor of siraitia grosvenorii and hedyotis diffusa grosvenorii. The product has low calorific value. It is a natural Chinese herbal health drink beneficial to diabetics.
There is not only this kind of siraitia grosvenorii health drink, but also a low sugar cola health drink, which is made of siraitia grosvenorii, liquorice, wolfberry and beverage additives. It is rich in amino acids and vitamins, and has the effect of invigorating the spleen and relieving summer heat.
3.2 Research and development of new low sugar and lipid-lowering health products
The low GI nutritional powder developed with siraitia grosvenorii as raw material has similar main nutrients content with full fat milk powder, but its carbohydrate and caloric value are lower than that of full fat milk powder, and its dietary fiber content is also higher than that of full fat milk powder. In addition, the product also contains a variety of bioactive ingredients of siraitia grosvenorii, which is a good news for diabetes and obesity patients.
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Applicable people of Siraitia grosvenorii
1. Frequent smoking and drinking, requiring lung lavage, liver protection, stomach nourishment, and bowel cleaning.
2. Actors, teachers, broadcasters, salespersons, etc. need to protect their vocal organs.
3. Those who work overtime late at night are prone to getting angry and have reduced detoxification ability.
4. Sitting in the office for a long time, unable to breathe fresh outdoor air, affecting lung function.
5. Those who engage in outdoor activities and exercise heavily, and are prone to losing water in their bodies.
05 How to eat siraitia grosvenorii?
Knock and crush siraitia grosvenorii, pour in hot water and soak for 3-4 minutes. If you are alone, you can soak half of siraitia at a time. If you are a family, you can soak one to three siraitia at a time.
Siraitia grosvenorii can not only make tea, but also cook. Especially, it can be used to make pig bone soup with Siraitia grosvenorii recommended by traditional Chinese medicine. When added with pig heart, it can nourish the heart, calm the nerves, remove boredom and expel phlegm. Many young people do not pay attention to their eating habits, which leads to acute gastritis. They can also drink more siraitia honey water for recuperation at ordinary times, which can make the qi flow smoothly, rise and fall smoothly, and restore the stomach, thus effectively improving gastritis.
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