Red Currant Pharmacognosy Red Currant Family Fungus Purple Red Currant Alias Red Currant, Dan Currant, Red Rice, Fu Currant, Red Rice, Red Trough, Red Currant Rice, Red Currant Powder Hanyu Pinyin Hong Qu Latin Name Fermentum Rubrum Latin Plant Animal and Mineral Name Monascus purpureus Went. Family Genus Classification Curvulariaceae Constituents Containing Amylase, Carrot Chromenoids. Taste Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Properties are by-products of brewing, not only used for coloring food, but also used as medicine. Attributed to the liver; spleen; stomach; large intestine meridian ecological environment of this bacterium in nature, mostly found in dairy products, can also be used as a medium for artificial cultivation of round-grained rice, so that the red currant rice. Resource distribution is distributed in Hebei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong and other places. Flora and fauna morphology mycelium a large number of branches, initially colorless, gradually changing to red, old purple-red; mycelium with transverse septum, multinucleate, containing orange-red particles. At maturity, single or bunches of conidia are produced at the tips of the branches. Conidia are brown, (6-9) μm × (7-10) μm, and produce orange-red single spherical ascospores at the tips of additional hyphae; the ascospores are orange-red, subglobose, 25-75 μm in diameter, and contain multiple ascospores. The ascospores are spherical, containing 8 ascospores, and the wall of the ascospores disappears after maturity. The ascospores are ovoid or subglobose, smooth, transparent, colorless or reddish, (5.5-6)μm×(3.5-5)μm. efficacy Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis; invigorating the spleen and eliminating foodstuffs; treating food and drink stagnation; distension of the epigastrium; reddish-white dysentery; post-partum discharge; bruises and injuries. External use: appropriate amount, pounding compress. Nutritional Analysis 1. Recent medical research reports that red currant has the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, and the contained erythromycin K can prevent the generation of cholesterol; 2. red currant rice is purplish-red on the outer skin, red inside, slightly acidic, mild taste, it has a strong coloring power for protein, so it is often used as a food coloring pigment; 3. red currant rice has non-toxic and safe advantages compared to chemically synthesized red pigment, but also has the advantages of It has the effect of strengthening the spleen, eliminating food, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Suitable for the general population can be eaten [cooking guide] 1. in cooking, red yeast rice is widely used in cooking, can be used for roasted vegetables coloring, such as Jiangsu famous dish cherry meat, Wuxi spare ribs production; 2. can be used for barbecue, soy sauce marinade food, such as Guangdong barbecued pork and some of the production of marinade; 3. can be used for red sausage such as sausage coloring, as well as preparation of sugar and vinegar, western juice and other complex flavors when the color; 4. porridge, rice, pasta, curd, cakes, candies, preserves, food, food and food. 4. congee rice, pasta, curd, cakes, candies, candied fruit, etc. are also often used in the production of red rice.