How much is Yizhi Ren (Alpinia oxyphylla fruit) per jin? A detailed guide to its benefits, producing areas and harvest time
Yizhi Ren, also known as Yizhi Zi or Zhaiding Zi, is the fruit of Alpinia oxyphylla and is widely used medicinally because it warms the kidneys, stops diarrhea and warms the spleen. So how much is Yizhi Ren per jin on the market? What benefits and effects does it have? Where is it produced? When is the best time to harvest it?
Market price:
Recent prices in various regions:
Anhui Bozhou: Recently there have been few buyers in the market, trade has been slow, and prices have remained stable, with Hainan general-grade goods at 55 yuan on the market
Hebei Anguo: After the New Year, demand has still been average, prices have fallen, recently around 58 yuan, compared with around 70 yuan before the New Year.
Benefits and effects:
1. Warming the spleen and stopping diarrhea
Yizhi Ren is pungent and warm in nature and enters the spleen meridian. It can warm the spleen and dispel cold, making it suitable for abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhea, and cold pain in the abdomen caused by cold attacking the spleen and stomach.
2. Stimulating appetite
Yizhi Ren also has the effect of stimulating appetite and controlling salivation, and can be used for deficiency-cold of middle qi, little food intake and excessive salivation
3. Warming the kidneys and securing essence
Yizhi Ren is warm and pungent in nature and flavor and enters the kidney meridian. It has the effects of warming the kidneys and supporting yang, securing essence and reducing urination, making it suitable for symptoms of qi deficiency-cold of the kidneys, spermatorrhea, enuresis, dribbling after urination and increased nocturia.
4. Promoting metabolism
Yizhi Ren is rich in vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C, vitamin E and various amino acids, and can participate in the synthetic metabolism of human cells. Taking Yizhi Ren can promote body metabolism, increase memory and enhance immunity.
5. Improving memory
Yizhi Ren extract has the effect of improving learning and memory impairment, can resist the damage to memory caused by scopolamine and pentobarbital sodium, and improve impaired memory consolidation caused by chloramphenicol and sodium nitrite.
Producing areas:
Alpinia oxyphylla is mainly produced in Qiongzhong, Tunchang, Chengmai, Lingshui, Qionghai and Baisha in Hainan, followed by Dongfang, Changjiang, Danxian, Qiongshan, Wanning, Wenchang, Ding'an, Ledong and other counties. In addition, Gaozhou and Yangchun in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places also produce it. The Guangdong area now mainly processes fresh goods into spices, and the producing areas are mainly concentrated on Hainan Island. As a 3-4 year perennial variety, affected by the high prices of previous years, the production scale in Hainan and Guangdong producing areas has expanded significantly.
Harvest time:
Harvest from May to June, when the fruit turns brown and the fuzz on the fruit skin decreases, remove the fruit stalk and dry in the sun.