Luoshenhua: alias Luoshenkui, eggplant, roselle and Loki sunflower.
Family name: Malvaceae, Hibiscus, an annual woody herb.
Picking parts: flowers and fruits
Origin: Luoshenhua is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. It is said that it originated in India and 1596 was introduced to Britain. In the18th century, it was used as a condiment. Later, some people introduced Luoshenkui varieties from Hawaii and the Philippines, which were successfully planted in Taiwan Province Province and continued to breed.
Natural pigments, food raw materials, medicinal materials, also known as: rose eggplant, hawthorn and so on. It is edible and medicinal, and occupies an important position in the domestic and foreign markets today.
Luoshen flower is rich in protein, organic acids, vitamin C, various amino acids, a large number of natural pigments and various minerals beneficial to human body, so it is used to make jam, juice and wine in Switzerland. In Jamaica, it is used as a raw material for red drinks; In West India, Egypt and tropical Africa, people use it to brew Luoshen flower wine, make fruit juice, jam, fresh drink, pudding and cake, and also make western-style cakes such as sweet jam, ice cream, iced fruit juice, cream and fruit pie, and also use it to modulate the color and flavor of rum.
In the pharmaceutical industry, Luoshenhua is used to make antibacterial agents, sword collectors, cholagogic agents, lubricants, digesters, diuretics, emollients, laxatives, coolants, dissipators, sedatives, stomachers and tonics. Recent research results in the medical field show that camellia protocatechuic acid (PCA) can promote the death of blood cancer cells; Luoshen flower extract can inhibit the effect of chemical AOM on colon cancer. Polyphenols from Luoshenhua (HPE) can promote the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. Anthocyanin (HAc) of Luoshen Flower can promote the withering and death of blood cancer cells. Luoshenhua extract can increase the protective effect of glutathione (GSH) on liver function. Anthocyanin (HAc) of Luoshen Flower can also inhibit the oxidative damage of liver caused by drugs. Luoshenhua extract can also regulate blood pressure and improve sleep.
Red sunflower: alias wild Lycium barbarum (Chinese herbal medicine in Inner Mongolia), wild eggplant, wild pepper and Yaoren bean (medicinal plants in desert areas of China).
Source: whole grass or fruit of Solanum nigrum L. of Solanaceae. Cut all the grass in summer and autumn, wash and cut into sections.
Original form: perennial herb, 50 cm high. The stems are erect, ribbed, multi-branched and green. Leaves alternate, ovate, irregularly pinnately divided, lobes broadly linear or lanceolate, apex tapering, base tapering, extending to petiole. Cymes, terminal or lateral, with purple flowers. Berries are small, oval or spherical, less than 1 cm in diameter, and red when ripe.
Habitat Distribution: Born on roadsides, watersides, fields, ditches and ditches. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu and other places.
Nature and taste: bitter, cold and slightly toxic.
Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials. Treat sore throat, blurred eyes, red eyes and itchy skin.
Attached:
① Treatment of sore throat: two or two bright red sunflower, decocted in water for three times.
② Treatment of blurred vision: two yuan of sunflower seeds, decocted in water.
③ Treatment of itchy skin: two or two red sunflower seeds, decocted in water and smoked. (The sexual taste below Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine)
Luoshenhua is found in Chinese medicine shops and tea shops, and it costs 35 yuan, about 30-30 kg.
Red sunflowers are generally not available.