The efficacy and function of pig ear palm

Do you know what pig ear palm is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of Pig Ear Palm? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulatory effects does pig ear palm have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The stem of the pig's ear palm of the Cactaceae family.

[Original form] Tree-like, up to 4m high, with a long cylindrical wooden trunk. Old trunks are thornless or have thorns. Branching is dichotomous; lateral branches extend horizontally and are cylindrical; nodes of apical branches are flat and leaf-like; young nodes are extremely thin, only 1.5-3mm thick, wrinkled and somewhat twisted, and easily fall off during drought; small nests are scattered on the nodes, usually with 1-2 thorns. The leaves are small and fall early. The flowers are borne at the upper part of the stem nodes, 5-5.5 cm long, with yellow petals, oblong, blunt tip and very short filaments. The berry is spherical, yellow when ripe, juicy, 3-4 cm in diameter, with sparse and large small nests, a very shallow or nearly truncated hilum at the tip, and a few densely woolly seeds inside.

[Habitat distribution] Native to South America, distributed and cultivated in Guangxi.

[Chemical composition] The slurry of the whole plant contains polysaccharides, which are composed of arabinose, galactose, rhamnose, galacturonic acid and a small amount of xylose [1].

【Functions and indications】 Softening and dispersing lumps. Mainly used for abdominal masses

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: mash and steam, 15-30g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "A Brief Compendium of Guangxi Ethnic Medicines": Stem: Fresh stems are mashed and steamed with lean meat for consumption, mainly used to treat abdominal lumps.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that pig ear palm has many functions. People in daily life can eat pig ear palms in appropriate amounts according to their physical conditions. After a period of time, your physical condition will be greatly improved.