August melon is also called precognitor.
August melon, also known as fried in August, is called "precocious child" in Chinese medicine. In summer and autumn, the fruit green Huang Shi is harvested and dried, or sliced and dried, or slightly scalded in boiling water and then dried.
This product is kidney-shaped or oblong, slightly curved, 3 ~ 9 cm long and1.5 ~ 3.5 cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-brown or black-brown, with irregular deep wrinkles, the top is blunt and round, and the base has fruit stalk marks. Hard, when broken, the fruit pulp is yellowish or yellowish brown; Most seeds are oblate-ovate, yellow-brown or purple-brown, shiny and striped. The gas is slightly fragrant and bitter.
Indications: regulating qi, promoting blood circulation, killing insects, detoxicating, inducing diuresis, relieving pain, soothing the liver and benefiting the kidney, invigorating the spleen and regulating the stomach; It can be used for treating liver and stomach gas pain, dyspepsia, upset, abdominal pain and diarrhea, bladder hernia, low back pain, hypochondriac pain, menstrual pain, etc.
Modern medical research has found that some components in August melon can play a certain role in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Medicinal value of August melon
Indications: short and red urine; Leaching turbidity; Edema; Rheumatalgia; Injury from falls; The milk is blocked; Hernia pain; Uterine prolapse; Testitis.
Efficacy: clearing heat and promoting diuresis; Promoting blood circulation and dredging veins; Activating qi and relieving pain.
Sexual taste: bitter; Cool.
The source of medicinal materials: the fruits of Akebiaceae plants, such as fiveleaf anemone, broad-leaved August melon and small-flowered August melon.
Administration and dosage: oral administration: decoction, 3-9g.
Meridian tropism: bladder; Heart; Liver meridian.
I believe everyone has a new understanding of the medicinal value of August melon. Although August melon is ugly, it has a good effect on treating lymph node tuberculosis and gastrointestinal bloating.
Is August melon delicious?
The name of August melon gives people a fresh feeling. As a kind of wild fruit, what is its taste? Someone once said, don't eat August melon, because you can't forget its taste for a long time after eating it. What people usually think of is a bitter medicine. Since it has so many effects, I believe the taste must be bitter or strange. Is this really the case?
Fresh August melon can be eaten raw. Its pulp and seeds are slippery, black and white and sticky. Many people say it is delicious, because the ripe August melon tastes sweet, moist and wonderful. Bite it down, it is milky white and juicy, sweet and tender, fresh and fragrant, and delicious, far better than honey. Under its perfect effect, the taste is so good that I am drunk if I haven't tasted it. If you really want to try it if you have the chance, other parents who can't help but want to try it, might as well give it a try.
How to eat August melon?
Many people don't know how to eat August melons. If the peel of August melon is soft but not cracked, or cracked but not soft, it is proved that it is not completely ripe, so we don't need to eat it in a hurry. So how to eat August melon?
1, August melon is not soft yet, and it can be mixed with honey or rock sugar after 5-7 days to achieve better health care effect. Although there are many seeds in August melon, the seeds can also be eaten and are beneficial to digestion. In addition, the seeds can be planted after washing, or pressed for oil, or used for medicine.
2. If the pulp of the bought August melon peel is already soft, you can remove the plastic wrap, open the peel and pick the pulp with a spoon. Eating belt seeds together can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion.
3, August Zagreb, Rosa laevigata, Sedum japonicum root 4 Liang each, Sunflower seed 8 Liang, decoct medicine, take it in 3 days, can treat lymph node tuberculosis.
4, Akebia trifoliata root or fruit 1 2, boiled in water, can treat gastrointestinal bloating.
5, August melon 30g, fennel 10g, orange core 12g, decocted with water, can soothe the liver and regulate qi, dissipate stagnation and relieve abdominal pain.