Nickname: head seven, split arrow
Latin scientific name: the original plant Ceratophyllum
English name: ginseng fruit
abstract
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Journey to the West: Five Villages in Wanshou Mountain. There is a spirit root named Cao Huandan, also known as ginseng fruit. This tree blooms every three thousand years and bears fruit every three thousand years. It will take another thousand years to mature. If people are destined, they can live 360 years if they smell it, and 47,000 years if they eat it.
Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? There are not only ginseng fruits on the earth, but also many kinds: some grow on trees, some grow on branches, some hang on vines, and some grow in soil; some can only blossom and bear fruit after years of planting, and some can bear fruit in the same year. Although it can't be called a grand view, it is at least colorful. I can tell you frankly that among all kinds of ginseng fruits. It is true that no one can live to be 360 years old by smelling, and no one can make people "long live". However, there are many kinds of ginseng fruits, which have the effects of strengthening the body, preventing and treating diseases and prolonging life.
Classification of families and genera
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Ginseng fruit belongs to Solanaceae. The shape of ginseng fruit is mostly heart-shaped and oval. When ripe, the peel is golden yellow, some with purple stripes, the fragrance is elegant, the flesh is tender and juicy, and the flavor is unique. Besides high protein, low sugar and low fat, it is also rich in vitamin C and a variety of essential trace elements, especially selenium and calcium, which are far higher than other fruits and vegetables. Therefore, ginseng fruit has the functions of anti-cancer, anti-aging, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, diminishing inflammation, supplementing calcium and beautifying. It can also be processed into fruit juice, beverage, oral liquid, canned food and other products, which has great development value.
The fruit of a plant native to the northern foothills of the Andes in South America is widely cultivated in China. Its original name was "eggplant melon", and now it is commonly known as "ginseng fruit" in all parts of China.
This kind of ginseng fruit was once called Xiang Yan eggplant, melon eggplant, Xiang Yan mango, ginseng fruit, longevity fruit, purple sweet eggplant, sweet eggplant, melon pear and Xiang Yan pear in China. Although it has many aliases, it should be regarded as one thing. This may be due to the fact that when China was first introduced, it was called differently in different places. In plant taxonomy, it should be called eggplant, melon eggplant or fragrant eggplant. But it is also called ginseng fruit because it does have certain nutrition, health care and longevity. Since the auspicious name "ginseng fruit" was put into use, it has aroused great repercussions in society and aroused people's curiosity, which may be related to the saying in Journey to the West that eating ginseng fruit will lead to immortality. This kind of ginseng fruit belongs to solanaceae vegetables, fruits and ornamental herbs. It is a perennial shrub in tropical and subtropical regions and is cultivated as an annual in China and Japan. The fruit is a juicy berry with light yellow flesh, oval, oval, heart-shaped and gyro-shaped, and the mature fruit is cream or beige. There are purple stripes.
The ginseng fruit mentioned in The Journey to the West
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In the 24th time of The Journey to the West, Wu Cheng'en in Ming Dynasty, there was a ginseng fruit in Wuzhuangguan of Wanshou Mountain, also known as Caoguidan. "A flower blooms for 3,000 years, and the result is 3,000 years. It will be cooked for 1,000 years, and the short head will eat for 10,000 years. Like this ten thousand years, only thirty fruits have been produced. The appearance of the fruit is similar to that of children under the Three Dynasties, with sound limbs and regular facial features. If a person has a chance to smell the fruit, he will live to be 360 years old. You can live for 47 thousand years by eating one. " Pig, the Monkey King and others stole it and ate it. The story of a different story says: "The country of big food is in the West Sea. There is a stone with many trees on it, which is dry and red in Julia's place. There are always children on the branches, six or seven inches long. Everyone laughed, moved their hands and feet, and put their heads on the branches. You pick one and the child dies. " The theory of ginseng fruit is directly based on this. In Eleven Poems of Tang Sanzang's Learning from the Scriptures into the Queen Mother's Pool, it has been recorded that the flat peach of the Queen Mother entered the pool and turned into a child, and later turned into a milk jujube, and the Monkey took the food of the mage. "(The mage) vomited in Xichuan after returning to the Tang Dynasty, and it is also a fact that ginseng was born here." It is also known that the concept of five villages in Journey to the West has long been handed down.
nutritive value
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The edible rate of "eggplant, melon and ginseng fruit" is above 95%, which is characterized by low sugar and high protein, rich in vitamins, amino acids and trace elements. According to laboratory analysis, every 100g of ripe fresh fruit contains protein 1.9g, which is twice that of cucumber and tomato, and nine times that of Yali and Jin Shuai apples. The total sugar is 3. 1g, which is similar to cucumber and tomato, but far lower than Yali and Jin Shuai apples. Crude fat 0.2g, equal to cucumber and tomato; Vitamin c130mg. It is 32 times that of pear and apple, 0/4 times that of cucumber and 6.8 times that of tomato. Vitamin B 10.25 mg is 8 times that of tomatoes and cucumbers and 5 times that of apples. Vitamin B 20.27 mg, 9 times that of cucumber, tomato and pear; Carotene is 0.9 mg, which is twice that of tomato and 10 of cucumber. The total amino acid is 18 18 mg, and the essential amino acid is 253 mg, which is much higher than that of cucumber, tomato, pear and apple. In particular, the trace element selenium is as high as 3.34 mg, which is 8.8, 22, 12, 1 10L times that of cucumber, tomato, pear and apple respectively. There are also molybdenum 3.44 mg, magnesium 1 1.2 mg, iron 6.59 mg, zinc 1. 14 mg and manganese 0.39 mg. Cobalt 0.332 mg. From the above analysis, it can be clearly seen that "eggplant, melon and ginseng fruit" contain high and comprehensive nutrients. The food can supplement human needs, and has high nutrition and health care value.
High protein is one of the main characteristics of "eggplant and melon with one ginseng fruit". Protein is the main "building material" of human body and the main material basis for the continuation of life. Protein is composed of amino acids, and the proportion of all kinds of amino acids contained in "eggplant, melon and ginseng fruit" is basically consistent with the amino acids needed by human body. The food is easily absorbed and utilized by human body, which not only can maintain the health of adults, but also has a good health care effect on the growth of children and the anti-aging of the elderly.
Rich in vitamins is another feature of "Guagua Ginseng Fruit", especially vitamins C, B 1, B2 and carotene. Vitamin is an essential nutrient for human body. If people don't take enough, it will often cause pathological changes and even endanger their lives. The role of vitamins in preventing tumors has attracted the attention of medical experts, and the argument that vitamin C can prevent tumors has been put forward. According to the determination of vitamin C intake, the high incidence area of esophageal cancer in China is only 1/3 of the low incidence area. At the same time, vitamin C can also soften blood vessels, stimulate hematopoietic function and enhance the body's anti-infection ability. Can be used for preventing and treating scurvy, various acute infectious diseases, hepatobiliary diseases and allergic diseases, and has good curative effect.
Rich in essential trace elements, it is another feature of "eggplant, melon and ginseng fruit". Trace elements are essential elements to form body tissues and maintain physiological functions. Selenium, molybdenum, cobalt, iron and zinc, which are rich in eggplant, melon and ginseng fruit, are essential trace elements for human body. Its high selenium content is extremely rare in vegetables and fruits in China. Selenium is a strong oxidant, which can maintain the normal physiological function of the body, activate human cells and protect cardiovascular organs. Selenium can also stimulate the production of immunoglobulin and antibody, and enhance the body's resistance to diseases. 1973. The World Health Organization announced that selenium is closely related to the occurrence of cancer. During the period of 1986, experts from China Academy of Medical Sciences conducted three studies on nutritional selenium supplementation in the high incidence area of liver cancer in Qidong City, Jiangsu Province. After eight years of observation, it was found that the incidence of liver cancer in selenium group was 49% lower than that in control group. Selenium can be divided into organic selenium and inorganic selenium. Excessive use of inorganic selenium will produce adverse reactions, and the antagonism between organic selenium and other drugs is very small. Taking it is the safest and most effective. "Eggplant, melon, ginseng fruit" and selenium contained in garlic, sesame, asparagus and fungi. It's all organic selenium It is also reported that selenium can also lower blood pressure and play an auxiliary role in diabetes.
Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine
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Source: it is the whole grass with roots of cymbidium (ginseng fruit), a dicotyledonous plant in Orchidaceae.
Efficacy: strengthening heart and kidney, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating spleen and stomach, regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation.
Indications: Treating neurasthenia, insomnia, dizziness, irritability and thirst, and not thinking about diet.
Tropism of nature and taste: sweet and warm. Entering spleen and stomach meridian
Usage and dosage: for oral administration: decocted, 3 ~ 4 yuan, or soaked in yellow wine.
Distribution of resources: Northeast China, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hebei and other places.
Collection and storage of medicinal materials: autumn harvesting and drying.
Textual research: from Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine records.