Chinese name: Mesona blume
Latin name: Mesona chinensis Benth.
Alias: Xiancao, Xiancao, Xianjelly.
Mesona blume has many wonderful "magic", for example, no matter whether it is wild or artificially planted, no pests and diseases have been found, and it is also shown that Mesona blume is not easy to ignite and burn. It is no wonder that the ancients named immortal tofu, immortal vegetables, immortal jelly, etc. In the Herb Garden, the predecessors' eyes were full of "immortals" for this grass and its products, and the value given by the ancestors will certainly bring infinite blessings to future generations.
Mesona blume is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. The dry sample of Mesona blume contains about 70% carbohydrate, a small amount of protein, fat, pigment, etc., and also contains more mineral elements.
source
Medicinal material source: the aerial part of Mesona blume of Labiatae.
Harvesting and storage: harvesting the aboveground parts in summer and drying them in the sun. Or sun-drying, stacking and stewing to make fermentation black, and sun-drying until it is dry enough.
character
Annual herb, height 15- 100cm.
Branches and leaves: the upper part of the stem is upright, the lower part is prostrate, quadrangular, and the villous or fine bristles are shed.
Leaves opposite; Petiole 2- 15mm long, pilose; Leaf blade narrowly ovate or broadly ovoid, 2-5cm long and 0.8-2.8cm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, wide wedge-shaped or round base, serrated edges, and fine bristles or hairs on both sides.
Flowers: The flowering period is from July to10, and there are many flowers in the corymbose, forming a raceme, which is terminal or born in a lateral branch, and the inflorescence is 2-10 cm long; Bracts are round or rhombic-ovoid, with caudate spikes; Calyx bell-shaped, 2-2.5mm long, densely puberulent, upper lip 3-lobed, middle lobe extra large, apex sharp, lower lip entire, occasionally emarginate; Corolla white or reddish, about 3mm long, puberulent outside, wide upper lip, 4 teeth, high teeth on 2 sides, inconspicuous teeth in the center, and boat-shaped lower lip; Stamens 4, the anterior pair is longer, and the posterior pair has dentate appendages at the base of filaments, which are covered with bristles, and the anthers merge into one chamber; Ovary 4-lobed, style longer, stigma 2-lobed.
Fruit: the fruit period is 8 ~11month, and the nutlet is oblong and black.
It is better to be leafy, dark brown, and sticky when wet. It is generally believed that new products are sticky and of good quality.
It is the whole grass of Labiatae. Its leaves are opposite, its root system is developed, its regeneration ability is strong, and it can be cut continuously for more than 16 years after one planting.
Planting is mainly based on cutting propagation, and it likes cool, humid and slightly cold environment, but it can't tolerate low temperature, so attention should be paid to heat preservation when raising seedlings.
Mesona chinensis likes to be wet, so it should be kept wet during the growth period to facilitate growth. However, flooding will cause the leaves to fall off and even rot, so attention should be paid to drainage during the typhoon and heavy rain period from July to September.
Mesona blume is suitable for all kinds of soil growth, with strong vitality, no pests and diseases, easy to plant and grow.
It can be harvested after planting in March-May in spring, and it can be harvested in summer in Indonesia and Vietnam. In China, Mesona blume is generally listed in autumn. The yield per mu is about 700-800 kg.
Because the branches and leaves are decocted with water, bean jelly can be made, so it is called "bean jelly grass". Bean jelly is the best green food to relieve summer heat and quench thirst, which is deeply loved by people.
Habitat distribution
Ecological environment: born in dry sand, grass or beside ditches.
Distribution of resources: Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Taiwan Province; Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries also produce.
chemical composition
The whole plant contains Mesona blume polysaccharide with a relative molecular weight of 43 000. Glucose, galactose, arabinose, xylose, rhamnose, galacturonic acid and 1 seed are obtained by hydrolysis.
Sexual taste
(1) Seeking Original Materia Medica: astringent and sweet, cold.
② Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army: sweet and light, cool.
Functional indication
Relieve summer heat, quench thirst, clear heat, cool blood and detoxify. Treat heatstroke, thirst quenching, diabetes, jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery, hypertension, muscle and joint pain, acute nephritis, toothache caused by wind and fire, burns and scalds, erysipelas, gonorrhea and paint allergy.
Among the ingredients contained in Mesona blume, flavonoids can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and lower blood pressure. Polysaccharide can enhance and improve the immune function of the body; Essence has the effects of calming, cooling, detoxifying and diuresis; Trace elements have the effects of inhibiting the formation of free radicals, anti-aging and anti-cancer; Vitamins can regulate and enhance physiological functions.
(1) "Seeking the Original Materia Medica": clearing away summer heat, relieving the toxic heat of Tibetan government, and treating the wine wind.
② "Illustration of Medicinal Plants in China": it is a refreshing agent for quenching thirst and removing summer heat. Decoct the whole herb to treat diabetes.
③ Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Ⅱ: Treating bone pain caused by damp fire,
④ Manual of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army: Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Treat heatstroke, cold, hypertension, muscle and joint pain.
dosage
For oral administration: decoction, 15-30g, with a large dose of 60g.
External use: appropriate amount, grinding and applying; Decocting and washing; Or fresh pounded.
Attached prescription
1. Cure summer heat:
A proper amount of Mesona blume is mashed and boiled in water. When it turns brown, the dregs are removed, the juice and rice slurry are boiled, cooled into black jelly, and mixed with sugar to drink tea instead.
2. Treat dysentery:
Mesona blume and Patrinia scabra each have 30g. Decoct with water.
3. Treating diabetes:
Fresh Mesona blume 90g. Decoct in water instead of drinking tea.
4. Treat erysipelas (erysipelas on the head):
Mesona blume 250g, water 1500ml, put a piece of copper in the same thick soup, rinse the head and face 10min when it is warm, and then soak the affected area with new soup with gauze and cotton after washing, and wash it three times a day.
5. Treatment of burns and scalds:
Mesona blume, Cortex Phellodendri, Borneolum Syntheticum, grinded into powder, and mixed with tea oil.
6. Treat willow poison to the bone:
Six Liang of bean jelly, steamed several times, added with eight sparrows (even wool), soaked in 4 Jin of double cooking wine for 20 days, and served three Liang for each time.
7. Treating children's stunting:
Mesona blume, Leigonggen, 2 Liang each, stewed chicken in water.
8. Treatment of hypertension:
Mesona blume whole grass decoction water suit.
9. Placement of pregnant women:
Mesona blume whole grass decoction water suit.
10. Treating toothache caused by wind and fire:
Dried Mesona blume, deep-fried, and served for 2 ~ 3 times.
1 1. Treating diabetes:
Dried bean jelly, ten thousand points of gold decocted in water.
12. Treating eczema:
3 ~ 4 Liang of dried Mesona blume, stewed chicken in water.
13. Treating chronic cough due to tuberculosis:
3 ~ 4 Liang of dried Mesona blume, stewed chicken in water.
Differences between Mesona blume in different places
Mesona blume on the market now is mainly produced in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and imported Indonesian goods. Mesona blume produced in Fujian is mainly fragrant, but it is poor in gel and medicinal properties, so it is seldom used.
Mesona blume produced in Guangxi has thick branches, which are not very good in taste and gum, but the price is low.
Mesona blume produced in Indonesia has the best gum property, few impurities and the largest consumption, but its price is more expensive than that in other regions.
There are two places in Guangdong, Zengcheng and Yangchun, where Mesona blume is planted. The quality of Mesona blume in Zengcheng is not too different from that in Indonesia, and the quality produced in Yangchun is medium, which can meet the requirements of pharmaceutical factories.
Supply and marketing situation of Mesona blume
The output of Mesona blume in China is about 6000 tons.
The output of Lufeng, Meixian, Zengcheng and Yangchun in Guangdong is about 3,000 tons. Zengcheng has the best quality and the highest gum. The price is also higher than other producing areas1-2 yuan.
The output of Lingshan, Pingnan and Guiping in Guangxi is1500-2000 tons.
The output of Fujian Province is also1000-1500 tons.
Mesona blume gum in Vietnam is one third higher than that in China, and its selling price is generally higher than that in China.
According to the analysis of the industry, the sales volume of Mesona blume in China is about 10000 tons or more, and two or three large factories use1500-2000 tons every year, and other small and medium-sized enterprises, such as Guiling Paste Factory and herbal tea shop, use about 4000 tons every year. Domestic production is in short supply, and the demand gap is basically supplemented from Vietnam. Mesona blume flows into China from Vietnam every year, about 3,000-4,000 tons.
Mesona blume drink regains prestige.
In recent years, the beverage world has changed rapidly, from soda, cola, all kinds of fruit and vegetable juices to mineral water, distilled water and space water ... It's really "noisy, you can sing and I will come on stage". Although you take turns to sit in the village, the good times are hard to last. People patrol the vertical and horizontal beverage market with a vision of returning to nature, and suddenly they are surprised to find that the drinks of Liba people on the street stalls are the drinks enjoyed by immortals; The scientific community has also confirmed that natural black food has high nutritional value and skin care and anti-aging effects. Mesona blume beverage, which has been verified for thousands of years, will be changed into an important member of modern beverage.
Bean jelly was invented by a man named "Da Zhiwei" in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. "Da Zhiwei" opened a herbal tea shop in Xiguan, and often sold a medicine called bean jelly grass, and taught people to cook pueraria lobata with bean jelly grass to cure dry throat, sore throat and thirst in summer. Later, because children didn't like medicine very much, he cooked it with bean jelly grass and Ge Fen, then frozen it into a cake, and mixed it with sugar gum when eating, so he named it "bean jelly cake". Sure enough, children like this bean jelly cake very much, which can not only cure diseases and protect health, but also be eaten as dessert. It is really the best of both worlds. Later, this method soon spread in Guangzhou, and both herbal tea shops and dessert shops made and sold this kind of bean jelly cake.
In recent years, people have developed many health drinks with Mesona blume, such as Guiling Ointment series, which are popular desserts in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Turtle paste is sold in all kinds of dessert shops and herbal tea shops. There are black ones, yellow ones, bitter ones, non-bitter ones, ancestral ones and secret ones. It's really varied and varied.
Canned bean jelly, frozen bean jelly and bean jelly, Taiwan Province introduced "Taishan Xiancao Honey", Singapore introduced "Yang Xie Cheng Qing Liang" and South Korea's "Xiancao Qing Liang", all of which were made into strip and granular pop-top drinks with bean jelly as raw materials, which have been introduced to the international market in large quantities and sold in coastal cities such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xiamen, and there are also a large number of "turtles" listed in China.