The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Gorgon Fruit

The Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit has many functions and effects, which is something that most Chinese medicine practitioners are very familiar with. Gorgon fruit is actually the fruit of a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. On the one hand, Gorgon fruit has certain edible value; on the other hand, Gorgon fruit also has certain medicinal value. Therefore, many Chinese medicine practitioners use Gorgon fruit because of its efficacy and functions. At this time, Gorgon fruit should strictly be considered a traditional Chinese medicine.

But in reality, not many people understand the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit, and many people who often eat Gorgon fruit also don't know it. Because they know the specific effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit, many Chinese medicine practitioners often use Gorgon fruit in prescriptions when treating patients. So, let’s talk about the specific effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit.

Edible value

The seeds contain starch and can be used for food, wine making and making side dishes; they can also be used for medicinal purposes, and have the functions of tonifying the spleen and kidneys and astringing semen. The whole grass can be used as pig feed and can also be used as green manure.

Nutritional effects: Gorgon fruit is sweet and mild in nature, non-toxic, and can replenish the middle and invigorate qi. It is a nourishing and strengthening food, somewhat similar to lotus seeds, but its astringent and sedative effect is stronger than lotus seeds. It is suitable for treating chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, weakness, enuresis, frequent urination in the elderly, and lower back pain in women. Eating fresh Gorgon seeds can cure pharyngitis.

Best way to eat: Gorgon fruit should be stewed over low heat until well-cooked, chew slowly, and don't eat too much at one time. Gorgon fruit should be eaten together with foods such as lotus seeds, yam, and white lentils.

Do's and Don'ts: Gorgon fruit is suitable for women with spleen deficiency, frequent leucorrhea, and kidney deficiency with low back pain; it is suitable for the elderly with frequent urination; it is suitable for children with enuresis due to physical weakness; it is suitable for people with kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, spleen deficiency, and chronic diarrhea. Gorgon fruit is astringent and can cause gas stagnation, so avoid eating too much at one time, otherwise it will be difficult to digest. People who usually have dry stools or abdominal bloating should avoid eating it.

Medicinal value

Nature and flavor: sweet and astringent, flat.

① "Ben Cao": sweet, neutral, ② "Bie Lu": non-toxic. ③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": sweet, flat, astringent, non-toxic. ④ "Pharmaceutical Chemistry": sweet in taste, dry and warm, fresh and cool in nature.

Meridians entered: enters spleen and kidney meridians.

① "Leigong Paozhi Yaoxing Jie" says: It enters the heart, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians. ②《Pharmaceutical Chemistry》: It enters the spleen, stomach and liver meridians.

Indications:

The efficacy and function of Gorgon Fruit

Strengthen the kidneys and restrain semen, tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea. Treats spermatorrhea, stranguria, leucorrhea, incontinence and diarrhea.

(1) Strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea: It is used for diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, and is often combined with yam and white atractylodes. (2) Astringing semen and stopping leucorrhea: It is used for nocturnal emission, excessive leucorrhea, frequent urination or urinary incontinence, and is often combined with golden cherry seeds and lotus seeds. "Ben Jing": It is used to treat dampness, arthritis, pain in the waist, spine and knees, replenish the middle and eliminate sudden diseases, benefit the essence and qi, strengthen the will, and make the ears and eyes sharp.

Therefore, through the detailed introduction above, we can have a good understanding of the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit. In fact, the efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine Gorgon fruit are mainly reflected in tonifying the kidney, stopping diarrhea, treating urinary incontinence and so on. In addition, we can also find that water chestnut contains starch, so it is best not to eat too much water chestnut in normal times.