Tianfu natural calendar 丨 a plant with both five flavors (June 25, 2022)

What kind of taste is Wuwei mixed?

In nature, there is a plant called "Zhongzhong Wuwei". Its fruits are both heart, sweet, bitter, sour, and salty. "New Materia Medica" contains "Five flavors of meat glycolic acid.

"Huazhong Five Schisites" is a kind of "five flavor seeds". The dry and mature fruits are called "South Five Schisandra". They are mainly produced in the provinces of the south of the southwest of the Yangtze River. Essence

Initially, the south Schisandra and Beifu Schisandra were used as the "Schisandra" medicine, until the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" (2010 version) was collected separately.

The medicinal history of Schisandra, Central China is very long. It was listed as "Shangpin" in the Qin and Han dynasties in the Qin and Han dynasties. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. The ancients also took it as a "immortal medicine" for anti -aging. Ge Hong in the Jin Dynasty wrote in "Bao Puzi": "The five flavors are the essence of the five elements, and the son has five flavors. The sixteenth year of the Huinan Gongxian Menzi is like a jade girl", which is quite mythical. Yaowang Sun Siyi also emphasized that five flavors should be eaten in summer.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the summer heat is "injured" and "wounding yin", and the elderly are prone to qi and yin. It is mainly manifested as shortness of breath, thirst, sour, fatigue, and do not want to eat. In this case, five flavors can be taken appropriately. Modern medical research also proves that Schisandra has a good central nervous system inhibitory effect. It has the effects of soothe the nerves, anti -ulcer, and regulating gastrointestinal function, which can also promote metabolism, enhance immunity, and delay aging.

In addition, Schisandra fruits have high application value in the fields of food, cosmetics, health products, etc. The seed oil can also make soap or lubricating oil.