Malus

Malus

(Qianling food)

[synonym] laiqin (Wang youjuntie), wenlinguo, zhunai, wuselinnao, lianzhuguo (zhiwenji), huahongguo (Diannan materia medica), Huahong, Shaguo (pinhuijingyao), LinQin (Ningyuan shijianbencao), Miguo (qunfangpu), wuselnai (yishenzuyao).

[source] it is the fruit of Malus.

[plant morphology] Malus

Small trees. The branches are usually shrubby, and the branchlets are sparsely villous. Leaves simple, alternate; elliptic or ovate elliptic. It is 7-12 cm long, apex short, base round or cuneate, margin serrate, young leaves densely white hairy, pubescent below (especially on veins) after growing; petiole linear, 1.5-5 cm long. The flowers are light red, 4-5 cm in diameter, pedicel 2-3 cm long, calyx hairy, ovary inferior, style 5. The pear fruit is oblate, 2.5-4 cm in diameter. The top of the fruit is concave and has erect sepals. The bottom of the fruit is deeply sunken. The surface of the fruit is yellow, stained with thick red and scattered yellow skin. The flowering period is April. The fruit period is from August to September.

Born in sunny hillside, plain sand. It has been cultivated all over the Yangtze River Valley and the Yellow River in China.

The roots (roots) and leaves (leaves) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[chemical constituents] the fruit contains folic acid.

[nature and taste] sour and sweet, flat.

① Qianjin Shizhi: "sour, bitter, astringent, flat, non-toxic. "

② "Materia medica collection": "sweet taste, non-toxic. "

③ Kaibao materia medica: "it tastes sour, sweet and warm. "

④ Yilin zuanyao: "sweet, sour, salty, warm. "

[Guijing] 1. Bencao Zaixin: "entering the heart, liver and lung meridians. "

② Summary of materia medica: "enter the hand foot Taiyin and Yangming scriptures. "

[function indications] quench thirst, remove stagnation, astringent essence. It can cure diabetes, diarrhea and spermatorrhea.

① Qian Jin Shi Zhi: "quench thirst. "

② "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "stop thirst. "The main Valley dysentery, ejaculation. "

③ "Materia medica collection": "the main water dysentery, to trouble hot. "

④ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "lower Qi, treat cholera, stomachache, eliminate phlegm. "

⑤ "Diannan Materia Medica" says: "it can cure all cold lumps, lack of middle Qi, like malaria, not malaria. All wind phlegm stagnation. "

⑥ Yilin zuanyao: "quench thirst, remove trouble, relieve heat and remove blood stasis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, raw food, mash juice. External use: grind and apply.

[taboo] 1. Qianjin Shizhi: "don't eat too much, it makes people weak. "

② Kaibao materia medica: "do not eat too much. It is hot and astringent. It makes people sleep well. It is cold and phlegm. It has boils and boils. It can't close the pulse. "

[formula selection] 1. To control dysentery: ten pieces of half ripe Malus. Bring the water to the boil for two times, fry one liter, and serve with the mallow. (heart mirror of food medicine)

② Treatment of infantile dysentery: LinQin, Gouzi. Take juice with pestle. (secret records of son and mother)

③ Treatment of children flash addiction, hair vertical yellow, thin: pestle LinQin powder, and vinegar on. (secret records of son and mother)

[famous scholar's treatise] Ben Jing Feng Yuan: "although it doesn't hurt the spleen, eating more makes people hot, it tastes astringent and warm. Every time the patient likes to eat this, it will lead to relapse, or produce phlegm and saliva, which is caused by cough and obstruction of airway. The trouble of nuclear food can be seen from the help of fire. "

Chinese PinYin : Lin Qin