Many people in life like to soak something when drinking water. Needless to say, wolfberry is also a common companion for soaking in water. Pangdai soaks water to drink instead of tea, and is regarded by many teachers, announcers, and actors as a "life-saving water" to protect the throat. What unknown secrets does Pangdai have about the seemingly ordinary Pangdai? Let's learn more about it today.
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History of Pangdahai
There is a touching legend about the origin of Pangdahai. It is said that in ancient times, a young man named Pengdahai discovered a magical green fruit when he was collecting medicine. This fruit is good for throat diseases. There are very good results. Peng Dahai did not keep the fruits for himself, but picked them back to treat the people's diseases for free. Unfortunately, when he was picking green fruit fruits for an old man in the village who had a throat disease, Peng Dahai was eaten by a wild beast. Later, in order to commemorate him, local people named this small green fruit that can treat throat diseases "Peng Dahai". Because Peng Dahai grew fatter, he gradually called it "Pang Dahai".
Different from the legend, Pangdahai is not actually a native product of our country. Pangdahai was first introduced to our country in the Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, and was introduced in the form of tea along with the " Maritime Silk Road".
There is a clear written record of Pangdahai being used as medicine in the "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements" compiled by Zhao Xuemin in the Qing Dynasty: "Pangdahai comes out of Dadong Mountain in Annan and is produced in the place of Yin. Its nature is pure Yin, so it can treat the six meridians. Fire, the native people call it Annanzi, also known as Big Cave Fruit, looks like a dried green fruit, with black and yellow skin and wrinkles. " has a detailed description of the appearance and function of Pangdahai.
In addition, the "Shende Tang Prescription" signed by the Shende Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic founded in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty also recorded a prescription for Pang Dahai to treat throat diseases: "Cure dry cough and aphonia, dry and painful throat, swollen and painful gums. For those with external symptoms: 5 pieces of Pangdahai, 1 penny of licorice, . Stew it into tea and drink it. Young and old people can add a little rock sugar. " Many of the current tea substitutes for Pangdahai are based on this recipe. Come.
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Knowledge about Pangdahai
Although the use of Pangdahai has been very widespread, there are still many misunderstandings. Let’s continue to learn more about Pangdahai.
• Is Pangda Dahai poisonous?
Pangdahai is sweet in taste and cold in nature, and returns to the lung and large intestine meridian. "Supplementary Materials of Compendium of Materia Medica" records that it can "treat fire and acne, and cure all fever, strain, injury, vomiting of blood, disinfection and removal of heat, and timely treatment." Red eyes, wind and fire toothache ...Doujiao fire syndrome. " Pangdahai itself is non-toxic, but because of its cold nature, it is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, hypotension, and diabetes . It is suitable for use, but should not be abused. It is best to use it according to your own situation and follow the doctor's advice.
• Pangdahai counterfeit product
Pangdahai is the seed of Pangdaidai, a plant of the Sterculiaceae family. There is also a counterfeit product on the market that is the seed of the Round-grained Pingdae plant of the Sterculiaceae family. Compared with the authentic ones, the counterfeit round-grained seeds are round in shape, with a shiny surface and tight wrinkles. They make a sound when shaken. They swell slowly when soaked in water, and can only expand to 3 to 4 times their original volume.
• Pangdahai identification selection
Pangdahai is generally large, hard, with fine skin, yellowish brown, fine wrinkles and luster, and no broken skin. From the appearance, the surface of a good-quality fat sea is brown or dark brown, the shape is oval or diamond-shaped, with relatively pointed ends, and the surface gloss has irregular dry shrinkage wrinkles; a normal fat sea has a slight smell, and you can hardly smell it. It tastes too big and tastes light, slightly sweet and slightly sticky when chewed; a good Pang Dahai will expand to about 8 times its original size when put in water, and a real Pang Dahai will make no sound when shaken by hand.
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Pangdahai’s daily use
In addition to soaking in water and drinking it directly, you can also try these beneficial Pangdahai dietary remedies.
√ Pangdahai Kaiyin Soothing Tea
Derived from "Small Prescriptions for Great Health" P162
Materials: 1-2 pieces of Pangdahai, honeysuckle3-5g, chrysanthemum 3-5g, Ophiopogon japonicus 3-5g
Method: Put the ingredients into a cup, pour about 300 ml of boiling water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes and drink instead of tea.
√ Pangdahai Stewed Sydney Pear
Derived from folk dietary remedies
Ingredients: Pangdahai 20 grams, crystal pears2, about 80 grams of rock sugar
Method: Pangdahai is soaked in hot water until it is completely swollen, peeled and cored; crystal Peel the pears, cut them into small pieces, and soak them in water; put about 300 grams of water in a pot, add the fat, cook over low heat until thick, then add the raw pear slices, and cook over low heat for 15 minutes; finally add rock sugar and mix well. It is ready to eat.
√ Pangdahai stewed pig lungs
originated from the folk therapeutic recipe
Ingredients: Pangdahai 10g, 300g pig lungs, 5g salt, 5g green onions, 5g cooking wine
Method: Wash the pig lungs and cut into cubes, Pangdahai Wipe clean with a clean cloth; marinate the pig lungs with cooking wine, salt and green onions for 30 minutes; put the fat seaweed and pig lungs into a stew pot, add 600 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.
Pangdahai can be used as both medicine and food, but don’t use it blindly. Only by correctly understanding and using these herbal medicines with the same origin as medicine and food can they be truly beneficial to health.
