Laver

Laver

(notes to the classic of Materia Medica)

[synonyms] SuoCai (Zhangpu County annals), Ziying (Materia Medica from the new), Zicai (Zhangzhou Prefecture annals).

[source] it is mainly the thallus of Porphyra yezoensis.

[plant morphology] laver

The algal body is a flat leaf body with disc-shaped fixator at the base. The thallus from the petiole is broadly lanceolate or elliptic, generally 15-20 cm in length and 10-16 cm in width, and some 50 cm in length and 30 cm in width. It is membranous, with wavy margin; it is light pink when young, then gradually turns to dark purple, and turns to light purple yellow when old. The growth period is from November to May.

It is found on the rocks of the middle tidal zone in the bay. It is distributed in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea to the north of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. There are also cultivators.

In addition, Porphyra haitanensis (south of Qingdao Coast) and Porphyra longa (Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong Coast) are common.

[chemical constituents] the dried laver contains 10% water, 24.5% protein, 0.9% fat, 31% carbohydrates, 3.4% crude fiber, 30.3% ash, 330 mg calcium, 440 mg phosphorus, 32 mg iron, 1.23 mg carotene, 0.44 mg thiamine, 2.07 mg riboflavin, 5.1 mg nicotinic acid and 1 mg ascorbic acid. Each kilogram of dried laver contains 18 mg of iodine.

It is rich in riboflavin, nicotinic acid, biotin, lipoic acid, vitamin B12, choline; a large amount of free amino acids such as alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid; β - carotene and a small amount of α - carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin; phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, chlorophyll. The total lipid content of Porphyra yezoensis is about 1.7% (calculated by dry weight), in which phospholipid accounts for 35%, triglyceride 25%, and glycotrienic acid 40.8%. It also contains α - pinene, d-limonene, isoterpinene, taurol, caraganone, furfural, valerenic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, etc.

[flavor] sweet and salty, cold.

① "Materia medica collection": "sweet taste, cold. "

② "Materia Medica from the new": "sweet and salty, cold. "

③ "Suixiju diet spectrum": "sweet, cool. "

[Guijing] compendium of materia medica: "start with Taiyin classic. "

Functions and indications: resolving phlegm, softening firmness, clearing heat and diuresis. Treatment of gall, beriberi, edema, gonorrhea.

① "Treating gall and accumulating Qi" is the key point of "treating gall and accumulating Qi". "

② "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "heat gas, if heat gas plug pharynx, juice drink. "

③ "Gangmu": "the disease gall beriberi is suitable to eat. "

④ "Suixiju diet spectrum": "harmonizing blood, nourishing heart, clearing trouble, clearing heat, treating insomnia, benefiting throat, removing beriberi gall, diarrhea and appetizing. "

⑤ "Modern practical Chinese medicine": "treatment of edema, gonorrhea, wet beriberi, goiter, chronic tracheitis, cough. "

⑥ Pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine: "dry chewing, the treatment of lung gangrene of the initial spitting stinky phlegm.". "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction.

[taboo] 1. Food therapy materia medica: "more food disturbs people. "

② According to the collection of Materia Medica, "eating more makes you feel bloated, angry, foaming, and drinking less hot vinegar to eliminate it. "

Chinese PinYin : Zi Cai