The efficacy and function of plum blossom ginseng

The nutritional value of plum blossom ginseng is rich and the medicinal value is also high. Let us introduce the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine plum blossom ginseng in detail below.

【English name】 sea cucumber

【Other Name】 Pineapple Ginseng

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole body of the Apostichopus japonicus of the family Stichopus japonicus.

[Original form] The body of the Chinese ginseng is long and cylindrical, generally 60-75cm long, up to 1m long, about 11.5cm wide and 9.2cm thick. The spines on the back are very large, with every 3-11 spines connected at the base, forming a plum-shaped petal-like shape. There are also small and single spines among the petals. The ventral surface is flat and covered with small and dense tube feet. Mouth slightly ventral, with 20 tentacles. The osteoderms are simple, one is a tiny dense granular body, the other is an irregular X-shaped body that is slender and branched 2-3 times.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: The body color is bright when alive, the back is orange-yellow or orange-red, with scattered yellow and brown spots, the tentacles are yellow, and the belly is red. It often lives in coral sand bottom with seaweed at a depth of 3-10m. There are often cryptozoological fish living in the cloaca.

[Chemical composition] Contains thelothurin A (theloth-u-rinA) and thelothurin B (thelothurin B). After hydrolysis with acetic acid, thelothurin A is 23ξ-acetoxy-Δ8-holostene-3B-01, and thelothurin B is 23ξ-acetoxy-Δ8, 25-holostadi-ene-3B-01. Both have the same sugar composition, but the combination with 3-methylglucose has not been fully clarified. It also contains lanostane-type saponin, thelenostatinl, needle crystals, mp 213-217℃ (chloroform-methanol-water).

【Pharmacological Action】 Thelenostatin l extracted from Ginseng chinensis has strong cytotoxicity and is a strong fish poison. Inhibits P388 cancer cells, with a half effective dose of 1.5. It also inhibits KB cells and inhibits protein and ribonucleic acid synthesis (bone marrow tissue culture).

【Nature and flavor】 Salty; warm

【Meridian】 Kidney; Lung

【Functions and indications】Tonifies the kidney; improves the essence; nourishes the blood. Mainly used for physical weakness, tuberculosis, neurasthenia, impotence, edema

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: Cook and take appropriate amount; grind into powder, 5-10g each time.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Chinese Medicinal Animals": Use the same as green sea cucumber.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some of the basic functions of plum blossom ginseng introduced to you, as well as the method of eating plum blossom ginseng, so that you will not make mistakes when eating it, and you can also maximize the value of plum blossom ginseng more correctly.