Siraitia grosvenorii is rich in vitamin C (400-500mg per 100g fresh fruit), glycosides, fructose, glucose, protein, lipids and so on. It has the functions of relieving cough, clearing intestines, losing weight and keeping fit, so it is also called "fairy fruit".
Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet, cool and non-toxic. It has the effects of clearing away lung-heat, relieving cough, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, promoting fluid production and moistening intestines. Enter the lung meridian and spleen meridian.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lung governs qi and is responsible for breathing, which is related to the throat and sound. The lung and large intestine are dirty and the fu-organs are exterior-interior, so it is related to the intestine. Pathological changes caused by exogenous wind-heat or dryness, such as cough with yellow phlegm, dry mouth and thirst, heart irritability, etc., can be used to clear lung, relieve cough and moisten dryness. Siraitia grosvenorii can also be used to cool blood and stop bleeding if lung collateral damage, hemoptysis and vomiting blood are caused by lung heat due to yin deficiency or burning lung.
Siraitia grosvenorii is the first batch of precious Chinese herbal medicines with the same origin of medicine and food announced by the Ministry of Health. Its mogroside content is 300 times sweeter than sucrose, and it does not produce heat. It is a valuable raw material for beverage and candy industry and the best substitute for sucrose.
Drinking arhat fruit tea regularly can prevent many diseases. Modern medicine has proved that Siraitia grosvenorii has obvious curative effect on bronchitis, hypertension and other diseases, and also has preventive and therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and obesity.
It has high nutritional value, and has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer-heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, cooling blood and loosening bones, clearing away lung heat and moistening intestines, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Can be used for treating acute and chronic tracheitis, pharyngolaryngitis, bronchial asthma, whooping cough, stomach fever, constipation, acute tonsillitis, etc. It is also suitable for diabetic patients.