The Magical Effect of Loquat: Discover the Medicinal Benefits from Fruit to Leaves

[Voice of Hope April 30, 2023](Editor: Li Wenhan) Loquat, also known as Jinwan, Luzhi, Yanguo and Jiaozi, etc. The golden loquat fruit is sweet and sour, and at the same time, the loquat has good medicinal value from the fruit to the leaves. Professor Huang Suiping, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Guangdong Province and the academic leader of spleen and stomach diseases in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, came to talk to you about the magical effect of “loquat”.

Many people think that loquat has the best cough-relieving effect. In fact, loquat leaves are the most widely used medicine and the best medicinal effect. The loquat preparations currently on the market are made from loquat leaves as the main raw material, such as loquat paste, loquat dew, and loquat granules.

Loquat leaves are slightly cold in nature, bitter in taste, and belong to the lung and stomach meridian.

lung heat cough

Loquat leaves have two characteristics for relieving coughs: clearing and lowering lung heat and used for coughing up phlegm due to lung heat cough, phlegm yellow in color and sticky in texture, accompanied by dry mouth. , such as Chuanbei Piquat Lotion; moistens lung qi and is used for dry cough without phlegm or less phlegm, accompanied by dry mouth and throat. Qingzaojiufei Decoction.

stomach heat and vomiting

Loquat leaves are very suitable for the characteristics of the stomach: bitter and cold, can clear stomach heat and reduce stomach qi; sweet and cold can promote body fluid, can nourish stomach yin and moisten stomach dryness. Therefore, loquat leaves are very effective for vomiting caused by stomach heat, and are often combined with Coptis chinensis and Zhuru.

However, it should be noted that loquat leaves are cold in nature, so it is not suitable for people with cold cough and stomach cold nausea.

Loquat fruit is cool in nature, sweet and sour, enters the lungs and stomach meridian, sweet and sour, can increase appetite and help digestion, has the effects of moistening lungs, relieving cough, quenching thirst, etc. Diet therapy can be used for loss of appetite, or loss of qi and reducing retching and loss of appetite , Yin deficiency dryness of the lung cough, dry throat and thirst embolism.

It should be noted that people with spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness should not eat or eat less loquat, otherwise it will easily cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Loquat core is the kernel of loquat fruit, which can be used as medicine after drying. Loquat core is flat and slightly cold in nature, bitter in taste, and belongs to the lung and liver meridian. The decoction can also be taken orally and powdered for external use, which is mainly used to treat scrofula (equivalent to superficial lymphadenopathy).

It should be noted that raw loquat kernels are poisonous, and human consumption can easily cause respiratory damage or hypoxia poisoning symptoms, which can be fatal. It is recommended to use it under the guidance of a doctor when taking medicine. Therefore, pay attention to spitting out the core when eating loquat pulp.

The flowers of the loquat tree can also be used as medicine. They are usually picked and dried in winter and spring to be used as medicine. Loquat flowers are flat and slightly warm in nature, light in taste, and return to the lung meridian. They have the effect of dispelling wind and relieving cough.

This product can be made into tea with a single flavor, and when the temperature is suitable, it can be seasoned with dietary rock sugar or honey, which has the effect of preventing colds.

Loquat root, both fresh and dry, can be used as medicine. Loquat root is bitter in taste and flat in nature. It has the effects of relieving cough, breastfeeding and pain relief.

Loquat Leaf South Apricot Pork Rib Soup

Material:

10 grams of honey loquat leaves (dry product), 10 grams of southern almonds, 2 candied dates, 500 grams of pork ribs, 3 slices of ginger (for 2 people).

practice:

Put the loquat leaves in a gauze bag, wash the southern almonds and candied dates, wash the pork ribs and cut them into pieces, cook them with ginger until the ribs are overcooked, then add some salt.

effect:

Clears the stomach and moistens the lungs, promotes body fluid and relieves cough, suitable for people with cough due to lung heat and vomiting due to stomach heat.

Suitable for the crowd:

People with lung and stomach dryness and heat often have symptoms such as dry cough, dry nose, dry throat, dry mouth, dry stool, retching, hunger without appetite, red tongue and less fluid.

Editor in charge: Li Zhi

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