Anoectochilus

Goldenthreadlotus(alsoknownasGoldenthreadorchid)isaplantofthegenusOrchidaceae.Amongthefolks,therearegoldenthread,goldenearrings,birdginseng,goldenthreadtiger-headbanana,goldenthreadintothebone,lysimachia,goldenthreadstonepineandsoon.Themaincharacteristicsare:theleafisroundshieldshape,therhizomeisthin,thepetioleisslender,brown,andcanbeclimbed.Nothardy,likewarmandhumid,overwinteringtemperatureisabove10℃.Peanutshaveyellow,red,ocher,andmilkycolorsintheleafaxils,andtheyareirregular.ThewholeherbofAnoectochiluscanbeusedasmedicine,anditstasteisflatandsweet.Anoectochilusalsohastheeffectsofclearingheatandcoolingblood,expellingwindanddampness,detoxification,analgesia,antitussive,etc.Itismainlyusedforhemoptysis,bronchitis,nephritis,cystitis,diabetes,hematuria,rheumatoidarthritistumorsandotherdifficultdiseases.Infolklore,ithastheeffectofcuringalldiseasesandisknownasthe"KingofMedicine".Thequantityisveryscarce.TaiwanesemedicalexpertshaveusedAnoectochilusforthetreatmentofbreastcancer{MCF-7}tohaveaverygoodeffect.PeopleinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiveroftenboilsouptofeednewborns,sothatnewbornsarenotsusceptibletogastrointestinaldiseases,andcanremovefetaltoxins,etc.

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Ganoderma

Ganodermalucidum,alsoknownasLinzhonglingandQiongzhen(scientificname:GanodermaLucidumKarst),isthefruitingbodyofthefungusGanodermalucidumofthePolyporaceaefamily.Ithastheeffectsofreplenishingqiandsoothethenerves,relievingcoughandasthma,andprolonginglife.Usedfordizziness,insomnia,palpitations,shortnessofbreath,neurasthenia,fatigue,coughandasthma.Ganodermalucidumissweetandbitterintaste,calminnature,hometoheart,lung,liver,spleenmeridian;nourishing,beautifying,replenishingblood,strengtheningessence,impotence,nourishingtheheartandcalmingnerves,nourishinglungsandqi,regulatingqiandremovingstasis,nourishingliverandstrengtheningspleen.Indications:fatigue,fatigue,palpitations,insomnia,dizziness,chroniccough,wheezing,lossofappetite,slowresponse,shortnessofbreathandothersymptoms.GanodermalucidumsporepowderproducedbyGanodermalucidumhastwo-wayregulationofbloodpressure.Itcaneffectivelyrelaxcoronarybloodflow,improvemicrocirculation,increaseoxygensupplytotheheart,purifyblood,reducebloodcholesterolandneutralfatcontent,andpreventanddissolvebloodvessels.Thethrombusinthebloodcanpromotebloodcirculation,haveaprotectiveeffectonacutemyocardialischemia,andcanreducetheformationofatheroscleroticplaque.Forcoronaryheartdisease,anginapectoris,arteriosclerosis,hypertension,hyperlipidemiaandotherdiseases,ithasgoodpreventiveandadjuvanttreatmenteffects.

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Honey

Honeyisthenectarorsecretionthatthebeetakesfromthefloweroftheplantwithawatercontentofabout75%,andstoresitintheirsecondstomach.Undertheactionofvarioustransformationsinthebody,theyrepeatedlybrewvariousvitaminsandmineralsforabout15days.Whenthesubstancesandaminoacidsareenrichedtoacertainvalue,thepolysaccharidesinthenectarwillbeconvertedintothemonosaccharidesglucoseandfructosethatcanbedirectlyabsorbedbythehumanbody.Themoisturecontentislessthan23%andstoredinthenestandsealedwithbeeswax.Honeyisasupersaturatedsolutionofsugar.Itwillcrystallizeatlowtemperatures.Thecrystalsareglucose,andthenon-crystallizedpartismainlyfructose.Thesugarcontainedinhoneyisglucoseandfructose,whichareeasilydigestedandabsorbed.Theyarequicklyabsorbedandutilized,andwillnotcauseexcessiveburdenonthestomach.Thisisespeciallysuitableforpatientsandelderlypeoplewhosedigestion,absorptionandmetabolismfunctionshavebeenreduced.Inaddition,honeyisrichinnutrientsandhastheabilitytoenhancecellproductionanddamagerepair.Regularconsumptionoftheelderlycanpreventcough,insomnia,cardiovasculardisease,indigestion,gastrointestinalulcers,constipationanddysentery.Honeyhasskincareandbeautyeffects.Inaddition,itcalmsandsleeps,improvesbodyresistance,andpromotescellregeneration.Pregnantwomencandrinksomedailytohelpthegrowthanddevelopmentofthefetus.Nowinautumnandwinter,drinkingmorehoneycanmoisturizedryness.

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