Description
Bsasic introduction
Pueraria root is also known as Pueraria lobata and Pueraria lobata, which is just one of the variants of Pueraria lobata. Pueraria root is the dried root of the leguminous plant Pueraria lobata. The roots are hypertrophy, and the stems and branches have yellowish brown short hairs mixed with long bristles. Wild Pueraria root generally appears in sparse forests and mountain shrubs. Sweet and pungent, cool in nature. It has the effects of promoting body fluid, clearing rash, relieving muscles and reducing fever, promoting yang and relieving diarrhea.
Pueraria root can increase the blood flow of the brain and coronary blood vessels and benefit myocardial metabolism. Its root is the Chinese herbal medicine Puerariae Radix (Puerariae Radix), also known as Luhuo, Huangjin, and Jiqigen. It is mainly used to treat typhoid fever, headaches (stiff neck), displease heat and reduce thirst, diarrhea, dysentery, and measles. Diarrhea, high blood pressure, heart streaking, deafness, etc.
Variety: According to the place of growth, according to the taste, there are:
(1) Pueraria lobata, also known as "Ye Ge", wild pueraria lobata, the market believes that its quality is better than that of artificially planted kudzu.
(2) Pueraria lobata, the root is Pueraria lobata root used in Chinese medicine, the taste is sweeter.
(3) Kudzu, also known as "Yunnan Pueraria lobata", has a bitter taste.
Supply season: Flowering period is from June to September, fruit period is from August to October. The roots are usually harvested in autumn and winter.
In Japan, it has been used in food and medicine for a long time. Pueraria lobata powder can be removed from the long and large roots. In Southeast Asia, the starch powder made from kudzu powder is called kudzu root powder. Kudzu powder is used in traditional medicines in China, Japan and Korea to make arrowroot tea (unprocessed roots are also used in Korea).
Usage
How to purchase : it is better to have a sense of weight, no damage, and no decay.
Storage method : does not need to be refrigerated for storage.
*Patients should be avoided Suitable: patients with high blood pressure, high blood lipids, high blood sugar, migraine or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and menopausal women. Avoid: Yin deficiency and fire are prosperous, and those with blood heat are forbidden to take it. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Pueraria lobata is cool in nature and pregnant women should eat it with caution.
*Edible compatibility
Suitable: No literature report.
Against: There is no literature report.
Cooking skills
Pueraria lobata is mainly used as a soup. It should be washed before cooking to keep it fresh, and it should be cooked immediately after cutting, because the oxidation of air will cause the loss of vitamins.
#Remarks: Pueraria lobata is often mistaken as a vegetable. In fact, Pueraria lobata is also a high-starch food. When cooking soup with pueraria lobata, you should pay attention to the serving size and the starch content of other ingredients. Otherwise, high-sugar and high-calorie soups may pose a threat to the health of diabetic patients.
Commonly used dishes: kudzu soup with minced fish powder, kudzu with lotus root powder, carrot and lean meat soup, red bean powder and kudzu soup.
See "starch" for details.
Pueraria starch
Since ancient times, the starch contained in the large bulbs has been removed and used as "Kudzu starch". From autumn to winter, the excavated materials are crushed, water is added to remove fibers, and the refined product only collects starch. Pueraria powder and hot water What is soluble in kudzu starch pulp is called, heat that is made by adding condensation and dissolving transparent or translucent, kudzu cut and kuzumochi, kudzu confectionery ( East), such as the thickening of confectionery materials and delicacies old in it is used.
Although not very important, the end parts of the vines that extend from early spring to early summer are edible, boiled and soaked with tempura. The seeds are generally not edible.
Medicinal
Chinese Medicine
Pueraria lobata (scientific name: Pueraria montana var. lobata) is a variety of Pueraria montana var. lobata. Its root is the Chinese herbal medicine Puerariae Radix (Puerariae Radix), also known as Luhuo, Huangjin, and Jiqigen. It is mainly used to treat typhoid fever, headaches (stiff neck), displease heat and reduce thirst, diarrhea, dysentery, and measles. Diarrhea, high blood pressure, heart streaking, deafness, etc.
Medicinal
- Colds and fevers, headaches and strong backs.
- Heat pain, thirst or diabetes.
- The measles is not smooth, or fever and thirst are accompanied by diarrhea.
- This product can relieve hard neck pain due to hypertension.
- Clinically found to have a certain effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Commonly used
Gegen Decoction: Pueraria lobata 4 taels, ephedra sinensis 3 taels, cassia twig 2 taels, peony 2 taels, licorice 2 taels moxibustion, ginger cut in 3 taels, and 12 jujubes.
Hangover: Pueraria Root is 4g, soak in a glass of boiling water before drinking, and then drink. Alcohol can be resolved, so people will not get drunk.
Usage
It can suppress the craving for alcohol, lower blood pressure and relieve headache, neck stiffness, dizziness, and tinnitus. Helps in the treatment of alcoholism, colds, influenza and gastrointestinal diseases.
Kakkonekisu (Japan)
It can be used as medicine, Japanese kudzu root and Chinese name (Kakkonekisu), pueraria lobata flower, and Pueraria lobata leaf .
[日本语] Kakonto (Kakkonekisu)
The dried root is called the crude drug name Kakkon. It is a crude drug recorded in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, using roots that have grown for many years. Excavate the roots of the old plants, remove the root bark, and chop the roots into irregular hexahedrons about 5 mm when they are raw, or 20-30 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, and 1 cm long. thickness. It is prepared by cutting it into metric boards and drying them in the sun. Perspiration and antipyretic effect, analgesia is effective, Kampo kakkonto, SanSo drink, become Udo kakkonto and other raw materials, especially kakkonto cold is used as the main medicine for early symptoms. It has long been used as a folk remedy for colds and gastrointestinal problems (diarrhea). In folk remedies, it is known to mix 5-10 grams with 300-400 milliliters of water and take it in 3 doses. .. It is said that Pueraria lobata soup made with arrowroot powder is also delicious. When used for medicinal purposes, the collection time is best in early summer.
Pueraria lobata
The original name of the dried flower is Katsushika. In the early summer flowering period, gather cluster flowers and spikes together and dry them quickly in a well-ventilated place. The active ingredient is isoflavones. Folks are said to be good for hangovers, so put 1-3 grams of Pueraria lobata flower in a bowl, pour hot water, and drink after cooling. Soak flowers in shochu to make sake. [8]
Pueraria lobata
Use leaves from time to time [5]. It is a folk remedy used to stop bleeding. It is used to stop bleeding when walking on the mountain. It is known to add juice by rubbing the leaves with hands [5].
Fen Ge Mu fish soup, in many restaurants or tea restaurants, it will be used as a soup, I thought that the soup was a bowl of inconspicuous, sometimes not on the menu.
It doesn't have any special effects, but it turns out that this soup is very suitable for drinking in spring, and it is more beneficial to water dehumidification. This early spring may wish to cook a MSG-free at home,
A classic soup made of real materials, which removes moisture from the body.
