A Dream of Red Mansions 1 16: After Jia Baoyu lost his psychic Baoyu, he was in a trance and insane, and Rong Guofu was very anxious. At this time, Mrs. Wang sent someone to send longan soup. After Baoyu drank it, he gradually calmed down and took it for several days, and his condition gradually improved.
The protagonist of this magical longan soup is longan, also called longan meat. Longan meat is the aril of longan, a plant of Sapindaceae. Longan is a common fruit in our daily life, and its cultivation history can be traced back to the Han Dynasty two thousand years ago. Longan is native to the south and southwest of China, and now it is mainly distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan Province provinces, and also cultivated in Southeast Asia, the United States and Australia. People think it looks like a dragon's eyes, so it is named longan.
Longan is tender and sweet, and is rich in nutrients such as glucose, protein and vitamins. Deeply loved by people. Besides being eaten as fruit, it can also be used as medicine. It is a dual-purpose Chinese medicine. Sweet in taste, warm in nature, enters the heart and spleen, and has the effects of nourishing the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. It was recorded as a medicine for the first time in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, and it was listed as the top grade. When used as medicine, mature longan fruits are generally taken, dried to remove the core and flesh, and dried until dry but not sticky.
1, sedation
Excessive thinking will hurt the spleen, spleen will produce blood, and the heart will control the blood. Deficiency of heart, spleen and blood will lead to anxiety and distraction. Therefore, when Baoyu blames himself for losing his treasure, he thinks too much, loses his reason, and leads to unconsciousness. Longan meat enters the heart and spleen meridian, which can nourish the heart and spleen, and gradually stabilize his mind through the nourishment of heart and spleen blood. The right medicine, Baoyu's illness immediately eased.
2, invigorating qi and nourishing blood
Longan meat enters the heart and spleen meridian, which is sweet and tonic, and has the functions of nourishing qi and blood and benefiting the heart and spleen. Modern pharmacology believes that longan meat is rich in sugar and trace iron, which can promote hemoglobin regeneration, enhance hematopoietic function and enhance immune function. Therefore, whether it is congenital or acquired deficiency of qi and blood, or deficiency of both qi and blood caused by long-term physical weakness, longan meat can be used to treat it. Arillus longan can be used alone or in combination with other drugs.
In the ninety-eighth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, longan meat appeared again: Daiyu heard that Baoyu was married and fainted. Zijuan quickly fed longan soup, and Daiyu recovered slightly. Daiyu has always been weak, but now she is stimulated. At this time, her internal organs, qi, blood, yin and yang are deficient, so longan soup is used here to replenish qi and blood.
1, Guipi decoction
It consists of 9 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos10g, Radix Astragali12g, Arillus Longan10g, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae10g, Radix Codonopsis12g, 5 grams of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis10g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata.
Efficacy: tonify qi and blood, strengthen spleen and nourish heart.
Indications: Deficiency of both heart and spleen, spleen failing to control blood.
The arillus longan in the prescription can be used in combination with tranquilizing Chinese medicines such as Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Radix Polygalae, etc., which enhances the tranquilizing effect and can be used to treat amnesia, palpitation and other symptoms caused by excessive brain use and spleen injury.
2. Jiawei Buxue Decoction
Consists of 45g of Radix Astragali, 5g of Radix Angelicae Sinensis/kloc-0, 5g of Arillus Longan/kloc-0, 9g of Colla Cervi, 9g of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, 9g of Olibanum, 9g of Myrrha and 6g of Gan Song.
Efficacy: tonify qi and blood, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals.
Indications: Qi deficiency and blood stasis.
The usage of arillus longan in the formula is the same as that of traditional Chinese medicines such as Radix Astragali and Radix Angelicae Sinensis, which enhances the efficacy of invigorating qi and enriching blood, and is used to treat weakness and coma caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis.
Longan meat is often used in various medicated diets or recipes because of its delicious meat, sweet taste and high nutritional value.
1, longan soup
Longan decoction has the function of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and is suitable for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency and qi and blood deficiency, such as soreness of waist and knees, fatigue and palpitation. The drugs used are mild in nature, suitable for health care at ordinary times, and patients with body heat should not take more.
Ingredients: 20g of red dates, 0/5g of longan pulp10g of medlar10g.
2, Euryale ferox longan sweet soup
Euryale ferox longan soup is made of fresh Euryale ferox and longan, which is more fresh and sweet. It is suitable for patients with deficiency of both spleen and kidney and deficiency of qi and blood, such as chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, and should be used with caution for those with damp-heat food stagnation.
The raw materials are fresh Euryale ferox150g, fresh longan pulp 300g and rock sugar10g.
Longan meat is warm, hot and hot, so it should not be taken.
Longan meat is sticky and easy to aggravate moisture, so it is not suitable for people with dampness or phlegm in the body.
Longan meat has a high sugar content and is not suitable for diabetics.
Pregnant women have internal heat and should avoid taking it.
Children's viscera function is weak, so it is advisable to take less.
Reviewer: Ye, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Wuhan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
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