Monk fruit cures sore throat

According to Doctor Hoang Xuan Dai, monk fruit is very effective in treating sore throat, constipation, and whooping cough.

Arhat also has other names such as arhat fruit, fake bitter melon, and arhat fruit...

The medicinal name of the monk fruit is Fructus Siraitiae Grosvenorii, the fruit is harvested in September - October every year, dried or sun-dried for later use. The fruit is round or long round with a diameter of 5 - 8cm, the outer shell is dark yellow-brown or dark brown and shiny, on the shell there are also some velvet hairs and a few have quite dark vertical stripes. The tip is large, in the middle there is a circular flower column mark, the bottom is slightly narrow with a fruit stem mark, the texture is brittle and easy to break, the inside of the fruit is yellow-white, light and spongy, peel off the outer shell, inside you can clearly see 10 vertical veins on the back. The seeds are flat, round, rectangular or almost round, brown, slightly thick edges, slightly concave in the middle, with 2 cotyledons, sweet taste. When used as medicine, you should choose large, round, firm fruits that do not make noise when shaken, and have a yellow-brown shell, which is the good type.

Oriental medicine believes that the loquat fruit is sweet, cool, non-toxic, and enters the lung and large intestine meridians (the book Guangxi Chinese Medicine says it enters the lung and spleen meridians).

Has the function of moistening the lungs, benefiting the throat, eliminating phlegm and quenching thirst, and laxative. Therefore, it is used to treat coughs caused by heat in the lungs and internal phlegm and fire, pharyngitis, and constipation (treating phlegm and fire coughs, whooping cough, and blood heat)...

Specifically used in upper respiratory tract inflammation such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis... of the type of heat and toxic accumulation, treating acute or chronic bronchitis, of the type of heat and phlegm stagnating in the lungs or chronic constipation of the type of new-type intestine deficiency, meaning the body's body fluids are lacking, the intestines are dry...

In addition, the decoction of the monk fruit has been found to have a clear effect of suppressing coughs and eliminating phlegm, and also has the ability to enhance the immune function of the body's cells. Monk tea is also a nutritious beverage, very suitable for people with internal heat, which oriental medicine calls "internal heat stagnation".

More specifically, monk fruit contains a number of compounds that are hundreds of times sweeter than cane sugar, but

It is not sugary so it is also an ideal food for obese or diabetic patients.

The average daily dose in the form of decoction, infusion or steamed drink is from 15 - 30g. Note that if the cough is due to cold lungs with external factors, do not use it alone but need to combine it with other ingredients. People with weak spleen and stomach should not use it because the cool nature of the loquat fruit is suitable for coughs with phlegm and fire.

For reference and application, here are some typical therapies with arhat.

Cure sore throat:Take the lo han fruit, slice it and steep it in boiling water, drink it instead of water during the day.

Treatment of laryngitis (loss of voice): 1 monk fruit, cut into pieces, boil to get the water and drink 2-3 times a day or drink gradually, a little at a time.

Whooping cough treatment:1 monk fruit, 25g dried persimmon, boil to get water to drink; or 1 monk fruit, 40g pig lung, squeeze out all the foam, simmer until soft, season to taste.

Cure cough with thick yellow phlegm:20g monk fruit, 12g white mulberry bark, boil to get water to drink during the day.

Lung tonic (supports in treating tuberculosis): 60g monk fruit, 100g lean pork, slice both and stew together, season with spices, eat with rice.

Cure constipation:Use monk fruit to boil water, add honey and drink during the day./.

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