Because it has the functions of nourishing, preventing and treating diseases, the nourishing effect is similar to that of Dendrobium. In addition, when it is stewed with ducks or native chickens, it not only has the function of health preservation, but also the stewed soup is fragrant and delicious. Now it has been quietly called another new favorite of health Chinese herbal medicines, especially loved by people in coastal areas such as Guangdong and Fujian.
But as we said before, there are 14 kinds of stone olives in China, but which kinds are used for nourishing health? What are their characteristics? What is the efficacy and function of Chinese olive? How should I choose? ..... We should know something about the knowledge of stone olives involved in these problems. Let's discuss them one by one.
I. Classification and Common Varieties of Olives
According to morphology, there are two kinds of monocotyledonous olives and dicotyledonous olives. If further subdivided, single-leaf and double-leaf stone olives can be divided into Shuang Ye large, medium and small-fruit stone olives and single-leaf large, medium and small-fruit stone olives. Further subdivision, these two kinds can be divided into leathery leaves and paper phyllite olives, as well as large, medium and small fruits. Up to now, there are 14 species of olive leaves in China.
Although there are as many as 14 kinds of olives, only double-leaf olive, single-leaf olive and small-fruit olive are commonly used, and paper-leaf olive is rarely used, that is to say, only four kinds of olives are commonly used: double-leaf olive, small-fruit olive and single-leaf olive and small-fruit olive.
Second, the efficacy and characteristics of common olives
Common olives, whether single leaf, Shuang Ye, medium fruit or small fruit, have the effects of moistening lung, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and improving immunity. Besides health care, common olives can also be used to treat tracheitis, tuberculosis and fractures.
In terms of appearance, whether it is Shuang Ye or single leaf, the pseudobulb cylinder of olive is about 2cm long, but whether it is Shuang Ye or single leaf, pseudobulb is nearly spherical (cylindrical due to environmental problems) with a length of about 1cm. Pseudobulb of olive with heavy leaves is relatively dense, while pseudobulb with heavy leaves and single leaves is relatively sparse. In terms of taste, except for the two-leaf olive, which has a slightly bitter and spicy taste (you can't feel it without fine products), the other three are fragrant and have no special smell.
Third, the difference between advantages and disadvantages.
The commonly used stone olives are different in shape, so is the quality different? The answer is no! Whether it is Shuang Ye, single leaf, medium fruit or small fruit, their efficacy and function are basically the same! Of course there is a difference, but the difference is not very big and can be ignored!
But in reality, single leaf small fruit olive is more popular than other varieties, followed by Shuang Ye olive! Small fruit is more popular, not because of its efficacy, but because of its taste! Because small fruit olives taste more fragrant, especially when used to stew chickens and ducks, the stewed fruit tastes better! The most unpopular is the double-leafed fruit (but compared with the commonly used four kinds of stone olives, in fact, the double-leafed fruit is also very popular, especially in Sichuan and Chongqing), because the double-leafed fruit has a slightly bitter and spicy taste (you can't feel it without fine products). However, the price of Shuang Ye olives is relatively cheaper, and the efficacy is not much. I suggest that if the taste is not strictly pursued, Shuang Ye olive is the most cost-effective.
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