What are the nutritional values ​​of the root of the five-fingered peach and how to eat it?

Speaking of the five-fingered ginseng, many people may not know it. In fact, this is what the locals call wild loquat. People mainly use its roots, which are the five-fingered ginseng root. This is a biological organism with good medicinal value. It can replenish qi and deficiency, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and can also be made into foods with health benefits, such as tonic wine, soups, etc.

It is understood that the root of the five-fingered peach is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It has good therapeutic effects on many diseases. In folk culture, people often use it to make soup. It has antibacterial and antiviral pharmacological effects. Below, experts will give us a detailed introduction to this medicinal material.

【Other names】 Nanqi, Tuhuangqi, Tuwujiapi, Coarse-leaved Banyan, Three Dragon Claws, Sub-forest Wood, Five-clawed Dragon

[Medicinal part] It is the root of Ficus microcarpa, a plant of the Moraceae family.

【Ingredients】 Psoralen, Bergamot lactone, β-sitosterol, diisobutyl phthalate.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the lungs, promotes qi and eliminates dampness. It is used to treat tuberculosis-induced cough, night sweats, limb fatigue and weakness, loss of appetite and abdominal distension, edema, rheumatic pain, hepatitis, leucorrhea, and postpartum lack of milk.

① Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "It strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, promotes qi and relieves pain, removes phlegm and relieves cough. It can treat ascites caused by liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, liver and spleen pain, edema, rheumatoid arthritis, and cough caused by overwork."

②Guangzhou Air Force "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook": "It can replenish qi and strengthen the exterior, relax muscles and activate collaterals, and promote qi and eliminate dampness. It can treat cough caused by tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, night sweats, weakness after illness, postpartum milklessness, leucorrhea in women, stomachache, chest pain, and unexplained swelling."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang.

[Prescription] ① For the treatment of acute icteric hepatitis and severe chronic hepatitis: 2 jin of Chuanpo Stone, 0.5 jin of Wuzhizaotao, 3 liang of Hulucha, add water and boil twice, concentrate to 1500 ml, add 300 g of white sugar, add preservatives, let stand, and filter. For more serious cases, take 90 ml per day, divided into two doses; for less serious cases, take 45 ml per day, divided into one dose. One course of treatment is one month. (Guangzhou Municipal Health Administration Bureau, "New Medical Newsletter" (2): 18-19, 1972)

②No milk after childbirth: 2 taels of five-finger milk, stewed with pig's feet. (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

③Leucorrhea: 1 liang of five-finger milk and 2 liang of a piece of silk, decocted in water and taken orally. (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

The above is the expert’s introduction to the root of the five-fingered peach. The expert also reminds that when purchasing the five-fingered peach, you must pay attention to distinguishing the authenticity, mainly by looking at the color, picking the texture, smelling the smell and other methods to distinguish. In normal times, you can use the root of the five-fingered peach to make soup appropriately to have a health-care effect on the body.