How much is Tetrapanax papyriferus per jin? Detailed explanation of its effects, functions and lactation-promoting consumption methods

Tetrapanax papyriferus is also known by the aliases Koutuo, Linan, Huodui, Yishang, Huacao, etc., and is the stem pith of the Araliaceae plant Tetrapanax papyriferus. Produced in Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places, it is a medicinal herb with a moderate price. So what are the effects and functions of Tetrapanax papyriferus? How much does it cost per jin?

Tetrapanax papyriferus is the stem pith of the Araliaceae plant Tetrapanax papyriferus. Tetrapanax papyriferus is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing below 2800m altitude in sunny, fertile thickets, or cultivated in rotation, with young branches, leaf backs and inflorescences covered with white or brown stellate hairs; the pith is large and white.

In autumn, cut 2 to 3-year-old stems, cut them into a certain length, cut out suitable woody stems, cut into sections while fresh, push out the pith with a thin wooden stick or round bamboo tube, gently straighten it, dry it in the sun and place it in a dry place to obtain Tetrapanax papyriferus.

What is the price of Tetrapanax papyriferus?

The price of Tetrapanax papyriferus is basically stable at present. The average market price for general goods is roughly 279 yuan per kilogram, and the price for general goods in Yulin, Guangxi is around 300 yuan per kilogram. Because it can treat problems such as damp-warm urinary redness, strangury with painful urination, and failure of milk secretion, the market demand is relatively large, and sales have always been good.

Medicinal effects of Tetrapanax papyriferus

[Nature and flavor] Sweet and bland in taste, slightly cold in nature.

[Meridian tropism] Lung and stomach meridians.

[Effects] Clears heat and promotes urination, frees qi and promotes lactation, used for damp-heat strangury, edema with scanty urine, failure of milk secretion and other conditions.

1. Tetrapanax papyriferus can treat heat strangury with difficult urination, where the urine is like safflower juice: Tetrapanax papyriferus 3 liang, mallow seeds 1 sheng, talc 4 liang (crushed), Pyrrosia lingua 2 liang. Cut the above, boil with 6 sheng of water, decoct to 2 sheng, remove the dregs, and take warm in three doses. After walking about eight or nine li, take another dose. Avoid eating the five pungent foods, hot noodles, roasted and broiled foods, etc.

2. Tetrapanax papyriferus can promote lactation: stew Tetrapanax papyriferus and small ginseng with pig trotters and eat.

3. Tetrapanax papyriferus can treat generalized yellow swelling with transparency. It also treats kidney swelling: Tetrapanax papyriferus (coated with honey and roasted dry) and Polyporus umbellatus (remove the inner bark) in equal parts. Grind the above into fine powder, and mix in finely ground Pheretima (with soil removed) and a little musk. Take half a qian or one qian each time, adjusted with rice water.

4. Tetrapanax papyriferus can treat nasal abscess, with blocked breathing, inability to smell fragrance or stench, and polyps: Akebia quinata, Asarum, and Aconitum (processed, with skin and umbilical part removed) in equal parts. Grind the above into powder and mix with honey. Wrap a small amount in cotton and insert into the nose.

5. Tetrapanax papyriferus can treat vomiting and hiccups after typhoid fever: Tetrapanax papyriferus 3 liang, fresh reed rhizome (cut) 1 sheng, tangerine peel 1 liang, japonica rice 3 ge. Boil the above four ingredients with 5 sheng of water, take 2 sheng and drink a little as convenient. If not cured, make it again, and stop when cured.

Suitable people for Tetrapanax papyriferus:

Use with caution in cases of dual deficiency of qi and yin, middle cold, no internal damp-heat, and in pregnant women.

Dietary therapeutic effects of Tetrapanax papyriferus:

Tetrapanax papyriferus is sweet and bland in taste, slightly cold in nature; it enters the lung, stomach, kidney and bladder meridians; its qi is thin and its substance light, rising and then descending

It clears heat and promotes water movement, promotes lactation and opens the orifices

Mainly treats difficult urination, various strangury with painful urination, edema, jaundice, damp-warm disease, postpartum scanty milk, failure of milk secretion, blurred vision and deafness, nasal congestion and loss of voice, amenorrhea and leukorrhea.

How to eat Tetrapanax papyriferus for a good lactation effect

Tetrapanax papyriferus and crucian carp soup (Effects: eliminates edema + promotes milk)

Ingredients: 350 grams crucian carp, 5 grams Tetrapanax papyriferus, 8 red dates, 2 slices ginger, 1000 c.c. water

Seasoning: 1/4 small spoon chicken powder

Method:

1. Wash the crucian carp, wash the red dates, remove the seeds and set aside.

2. Put a little oil in a frying pan, add the ginger slices, fry until the edges of the ginger slices curl, put the washed crucian carp into the pan, and fry until golden brown on both sides.

3. Add water and ginger slices to the pan and bring to a boil, add the fried crucian carp, Tetrapanax papyriferus and red dates, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. When the soup is thick and white, add chicken powder to season and it is ready.

Nourishing and health benefits:

Crucian carp and Tetrapanax papyriferus both have the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. They can promote lactation and enrich the blood, and can promote mammary gland development; eating the meat and drinking the soup are both useful. But Tetrapanax papyriferus itself is very light and will float on the water, so it is best to tie it up in a tea bag or cotton cloth bag before putting it into the soup to cook.

Pig trotter and Tetrapanax papyriferus soup

Ingredients: 700 grams pig trotters, 25 grams Tetrapanax papyriferus

Method:

1. Wash the pig trotters, put them in a pot with cold water, and stew over heat. After blood foam is boiled out, remove the pig trotters, rinse with cold water, wash clean, and drain for later use.

2. Wash the Tetrapanax papyriferus, drain the water and set aside. (Slicing or not slicing is both fine)

3. Pour out the bloody water in the pot, wash it clean and add clean water, put the pig trotters and Tetrapanax papyriferus in together, and use the rice cooker soup mode for about 2 hours. During this period, do not add extra water and do not open the lid.

4. Remove the pig trotters and soup to eat, and the Tetrapanax papyriferus can be discarded. Because after Tetrapanax papyriferus is stewed once, its medicinal effect is exerted, and after stewing again the effect is not as good as the first time, so it is not recommended to stew Tetrapanax papyriferus repeatedly.

After taking it out of the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt and it is ready to eat.

You can also drizzle in some hemp seed oil. Hemp seed oil is a water-soluble oil, rich in protein, lecithin, calcium and other trace elements, and can have a bowel-lubricating and laxative effect.

Pig trotter and Tetrapanax papyriferus soup can be eaten after each milk let-down during breastfeeding, 3 times a day, for 3 consecutive days, and can help mothers secrete milk.