The record of Gynostemma pentaphyllum begins with Zhu Di's "Materia Medica for Rescue the Famine" in the Ming Dynasty, which was called "Fairy Grass" in the Ming Dynasty.
In ancient times, folks regarded it as a magical "eternal and longevity herb", Gynostemma pentaphyllum, the scientific name of perennial herb vine, also known as the following:
paradise grass,
gospel grass,
super ginseng,
Gongluo pot bottom,
rooted everywhere,
seven leaf gall,
Five-leaf ginseng
Aesculus ginseng etc.
In Japan, it is called Ganmancha, which is a perennial herbaceous vine of the Cucurbitaceae Gynostemma genus.
Gynostemma japonica likes a humid and mild climate, and is mostly wild in shaded places such as forests and creeksides. It is a perennial climbing herb.
In China, it is mainly distributed in Shaanxi Pingli, Gansu Kangxian, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangxi and other provinces. It is known as "Southern Ginseng". Gynostemma Gynostemma grown in the south has a relatively high medicinal content. "In 1986, the State Science and Technology Commission listed Gynostemma as the first "precious Chinese herbal medicine" to be developed in the "Spark Plan".
Among them, Pingli County and Ningshan County in Ankang, Shaanxi are rich in Gynostemma, and Pingli is also listed as the origin of Gynostemma in China.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum is bitter and sour in taste and cold in nature. It is born in the shady and damp places in the mountains. It grows in the south of the Yellow River Basin in my country. It is suitable for harvesting in July and August of the lunar calendar. Aliases are horse chestnut gallbladder, small bitter medicine, rooted everywhere, etc.
Gynostemma has three leaves, five leaves, seven leaves, and nine leaves. Among them, Jiuye Ganwei Gynostemma has the highest saponin content, but it is very rare in my country, followed by Aesculus Ganwei Gynostemma.
Gynostemma japonica is a dry, shrunken whole plant. The color is yellow-green, granular or segmented, with a delicate fragrance.
Due to different sources, the taste is different, generally can be divided into bitter type, light type and sweet type. Bitter type can be used as pharmaceutical or chemical raw material; light type can be used as raw material for producing health drinks and health food additives;
In addition to the above uses, the sweet type is also the best raw material for the production of leaf-shaped, bag-type drinks, health-care cigarettes and health-care wines. Generally, the root of Gynostemma pentaphyllum is mostly used as the raw material of Gynostemma Gynostemma saponins, and the five leaves are mostly used as Gynostemma Gynostemma tea.
Main effect of Gynostemma saponins
(1) Prevention and treatment of "three highs": lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and lowering blood sugar.
(2) Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases: anti-arteriosclerosis, inhibition of thrombosis, etc.
(3) Nervous system diseases: invigorating the brain, soothing the nerves, promoting sleep, treating migraine, improving mental activity, preventing neurasthenia, improving brain function, enhancing memory, and delaying senile dementia.
(4) Eliminate sub-health: activate normal cells in the human body, reduce obesity, strengthen the spleen and stomach, strengthen fitness and anti-fatigue, and have sedative, hypnotic and anti-stress effects.
(5) Anti-tumor: Gynostemma has anti-cancer and anti-cancer properties, inhibiting and killing cancer cells. Enhance the activity of lymphocytes in human blood and enhance the immune function of the human body.
(6) Eliminate the toxic and side effects of hormone drugs and eliminate toxins in the body.
(7) Anti-inflammatory: Anti-intestinal, gastric ulcer and swelling, it has an auxiliary effect on tonsil inflammation and pharyngitis.
(8) Regulate human endocrine: improve endocrine, laxative, promote metabolism, lose weight and beautify skin.
(9) Two-way regulation of the immune system, improve human immunity, and eliminate sub-health. Reduce colds.
Gynostemma development and application
Gynostemma has a bitter taste and is not suitable for medicated diet and diet therapy, but it can be used as a health care product. Gynostemma has developed granules, granules, capsules and so on. But after a short time, it gradually faded out, which may be related to the inaccurate positioning of Jiaogulan. Gynostemma is impossible to replace ginseng, because there is no shortage of ginseng supply in the market.
1. Health products and food
Gynostemma health tea, Gynostemma beverage, Gynostemma beer, Gynostemma sake, Gynostemma food additives, etc. have been developed and listed.
2. Feed and additives
As a vegetable feed additive, Gynostemma pentaphyllum is used to improve the resistance of livestock and poultry and prevent and control infectious diseases, and has a good development prospect.
3. Cosmetics
Gynostemma is used in shampoo and hair care products. In addition, Gynostemma saponin has excellent surface activity, strong foaming power, emulsifying, dispersing, wetting and other properties, and has good washing and decontamination effects, so it is Excellent natural biosurfactant.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum, as a medicinal and food homologous plant, has rich therapeutic effects and unique health care effects, and has broad prospects in development and utilization.
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