Siraitia grosvenorii introduces the fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a perennial vine of Cucurbitaceae. Alias Lahan Fruit, False Bitter Melon, Soft-shelled Turtle, Golden Swallow, Lohan Watch and Bare Tortoise, it is known as "immortal fruit" with heart-shaped leaves and dioecious plants, which bloom in summer and bear fruit in autumn. It is mainly produced in Longjiang Township, Longsheng and Baishou, Yongfu County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yongfu County and Longsheng County have a long history of planting Siraitia grosvenorii, of which Yongfu County has been planting Siraitia grosvenorii for more than 300 years, Longsheng County has been planting Siraitia grosvenorii for more than 200 years, and 90% of China Siraitia grosvenorii is produced in Yongfu County and Longsheng County. Siraitia grosvenorii is a precious local product of Guilin and one of the first batch of medicinal and edible materials approved by the state. Its main function is to relieve cough and eliminate phlegm. Fruit has high nutritional value, and is rich in vitamin C (400-500mg per100g of fresh fruit), glucosides, fructose, glucose, protein, lipids and so on.
Nutritional components of Siraitia grosvenorii
The fruits and leaves of Siraitia grosvenorii contain triterpenoid saponins, as well as a lot of fructose, more than ten kinds of essential amino acids, fatty acids, flavonoids, vitamin C and trace elements. Momordica grosvenori saponin, as the main component of Momordica grosvenori sweetener, is a sweet triterpene glucoside, and its aglycone is triterpene alcohol.
Cucurbitacin triterpenes? These compounds are the main effective components in Siraitia grosvenorii, and they have the same aglycone structure. Except for a few, these substances in Siraitia grosvenorii are all sweet substances or slightly sweet substances. Among them, mogroside V is the main sweet component, which is non-toxic, low in calories, high in sweetness and good in thermal stability, and it is one of the substances developed as a natural sweetener.
Protein, amino acids? The dried fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii contains protein 7. 1%-7.8%. In its hydrolysate, 18 amino acids are complete except tryptophan. Among the amino acids determined, glutamic acid (108.2-113.3 mg/kg), aspartic acid (93.9-1/2.5 mg/kg) and valine (52.5) are relatively high. Glutamate is the most needed non-essential amino acid in human body and an important raw material for the synthesis of glutathione. It can be seen that Siraitia grosvenorii has high nutritional value.
Inorganic elements? There are 24 kinds of inorganic elements in the fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, among which 16 kinds of trace elements and extensive elements are essential for human body, and the elements with high content are potassium (12290mg/kg), calcium (667mg/kg) and magnesium (550mg/kg). The selenium content in Siraitia grosvenorii reaches 0. 186mg/kg, which is 2 -4 times that of grain. Elemental selenium has a good effect in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, anti-aging and anti-cancer.
The medicinal value of Siraitia grosvenorii is the first batch of precious Chinese medicinal materials for both medicine and food announced by the Ministry of Health. Its mogroside content is 300 times sweeter than sucrose, and it does not produce heat. It is a valuable raw material in the beverage and candy industries and the best substitute for sucrose. Drinking arhat fruit tea often can prevent many diseases. Modern medicine has proved that Siraitia grosvenorii has a significant effect on bronchitis, hypertension and other diseases, and it also plays a role in preventing and treating coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and obesity. It has high nutritional value, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, cooling blood and relaxing bones, clearing away lung heat and moistening intestines, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It can treat acute and chronic tracheitis, pharyngolaryngitis, bronchial asthma, whooping cough, stomach fever, constipation, acute tonsillitis, etc., and is also suitable for diabetic patients.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet, sour and cool in nature, and has the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, promoting fluid production and relieving cough, smoothing intestine and expelling toxin, rejuvenating skin and nourishing face, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, and can be used for prolonging life, maintaining beauty and treating phlegm-heat cough, sore throat, constipation, thirst and irritability.
Pharmacological effect: 1, antitussive effect: D- mannitol has antitussive effect. It can also be used for brain edema, which can increase blood osmotic pressure and reduce intracranial pressure. The dehydration effect is stronger than urea and lasts for a long time. It can also be used for treating edema caused by extensive burns and scalds, preventing and treating acute renal failure, reducing intraocular pressure, treating acute glaucoma and replacing sugar as a sweet food or flavoring agent for diabetic patients.
2. Effect on intestine: Siraitia grosvenorii fitness tea (containing 77.5% of Siraitia grosvenorii, containing tea 15% and containing 7.5% of Siraitia grosvenorii preparation) has no obvious effect on spontaneous activity of isolated small intestine of mice, but can enhance spontaneous activity of isolated small intestine of rabbits and dogs. It can antagonize the tonic contraction of intestine caused by acetylcholine or barium chloride, relax the intestine and relieve spasm; It also has antagonistic effect on intestinal relaxation caused by adrenaline, and makes the intestine resume spontaneous activity. It shows that Siraitia grosvenorii fitness tea has a two-way regulation effect on intestinal motility.
3. Other effects: Siraitia grosvenorii health tea has no effect on normal rabbit stomach bioelectricity, that is, it does not affect normal digestive tract motor function. Grosvenor momordica fitness tea has no obvious effect on blood pressure and electrocardiogram when administered to anesthetized dogs.
The therapeutic value of Siraitia grosvenorii has the effect of clearing away heat and moistening lung, but it is not recorded in Chinese medicine literature that Siraitia grosvenorii has the effect of nourishing yin Modern medical research has confirmed that Siraitia grosvenorii contains a sweetener 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but it does not produce calories, so it is an ideal substitute for people who are not suitable for eating sugar, such as diabetes and obesity. Rich in vitamin C, it has the functions of anti-aging, anti-cancer and skin care; It has the functions of reducing blood fat and losing weight, can help treat hyperlipidemia and improve the image of obese people, and is a must-have fruit for women who love beauty.
Siraitia grosvenorii can be made into Luohan fruit tea, Luohan candy drink, Luohan red date tea, Luohan houttuynia herb tea, Luohan motherwort soup, Luohan japonica rice porridge, Luohan Sydney drink, Luohan fig tea, Luohan summer withered tea, Luohan Wumei tea, Luohan mint tea, and can also be used as seasoning for stews, clear soup and making cakes, sweets and biscuits. In addition to the export of dried fruits, products include granules, syrup, fruit essence, cough syrup and concentrated fruit syrup.
Precautions As the saying goes, "It's a three-point poison". However, this is not absolute. Siraitia grosvenorii is a plant recognized by the Ministry of Health as "both food and medicine" and has no other side effects, but the following problems need to be paid attention to during use.
Siraitia grosvenorii is too sweet to hurt the spleen and stomach. Siraitia grosvenorii, if dried in the sun, can substitute tea, but not for tea for a long time. If it is too much dried drink, it will get angry. It is best to drink less or drink with other heat-clearing and cooling materials for wind-heat cough. Wet dream, nocturia is taboo. It's okay to drink it in a short time, but long-term drinking will lead to the decline of gastrointestinal function and cause a chain of pathological reactions.
For a few people with cold constitution, when using Siraitia grosvenorii, put one or two pieces of ginger together to soak and boil to neutralize the coldness of Siraitia grosvenorii. However, for people who are extremely sensitive and cold, we strongly disagree with you to drink Siraitia grosvenorii water. I suggest you find a Chinese medicine doctor or a nutritionist first, and adjust your physique through diet.