Where can you buy the newly marketed gorgon fruit?

Gorgon fruit is also known as prickly lotus root, chicken-head rice, chicken-head lotus, etc. It is the dried mature seed kernel of gorgon (Euryale ferox), a prickly annual aquatic herb of the genus Euryale in the water lily family. It is rich in nutrients, containing starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other components, and has effects such as tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, replenishing essence and securing essence, and removing dampness and stopping vaginal discharge. Now let us take a look at where gorgon fruit is sold!

Where is gorgon fruit sold?

Gorgon fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine and also a coarse grain, and it can generally be bought in traditional Chinese medicine shops or supermarkets. Gorgon fruit grows wild in lakes, ponds and marshes across both northern and southern parts of China, and is cultivated in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang area. It has many uses: the seed kernel, gorgon rice, is an excellent tonic for autumn. Besides being eaten, it can also be used to make wine; the roots, stems, leaves and fruit can all be used as medicine; the outer shell can be used as a dye; and the tender leaf stalks and flower stalks can be used as a vegetable after the skin is peeled off.

How much does gorgon fruit cost per jin?

Fresh gorgon fruit is graded into different grades according to size and degree of tenderness, and the price is usually 20 to 60 yuan per jin. The price of dried gorgon fruit also fluctuates considerably: ordinary grades are around 50 to 80 yuan per jin, while expensive ones can be over 100 yuan per jin. Dried gorgon fruit is usually priced higher when whole, while half kernels are relatively cheaper. At the same time, according to the shelling method, it is divided into machine-shelled and hand-shelled, and hand-shelled is definitely somewhat more expensive.

Where is the best gorgon fruit from?

Yugan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province is truly the “Hometown of Chinese Gorgon Fruit”, and is the county with the largest gorgon fruit planting area and the highest level of processing technology in China. The county's planting area has remained stable at around 100,000 mu, and its cultivation history spans more than 1,200 years. Yugan gorgon fruit is famous at home and abroad for being white in color, large in grain, delicious in taste, delicately fragrant and rich in nutrients, and is exported overseas. Its medicinal value is widely known, making it a distinctive product for spleen-strengthening and kidney-benefiting green health care.

What effects does gorgon fruit have?

1. Strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys: Gorgon fruit is extremely rich in carbohydrates and contains very little fat, so it is very easily absorbed by the human body and has the effect of regulating spleen and stomach function. After taking gorgon fruit for regulation, the digestive system can then adapt to other tonics.

2. Tonifying the middle and benefiting qi: Gorgon fruit is a nourishing and strengthening food, and its effects are somewhat similar to those of lotus seeds, but the astringent and sedative effect of gorgon fruit is stronger than that of lotus seeds. It is suitable for chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, and excessive vaginal discharge with lumbar soreness in women.

3. Preventing and fighting cancer: Gorgon fruit can strengthen the absorptive function of the small intestine, increase the urinary xylose excretion rate, and raise serum carotene concentration. An increase in serum carotene level can reduce the incidence of lung cancer and stomach cancer, greatly reducing the chance of cancer occurrence.

4. Preventing aging: Gorgon fruit is rich in starch, can provide the human body with heat energy, and contains a variety of vitamins and carbon substances, ensuring the nutrients needed by the body. The gorgon fruit preparation “Baxian Gao” has a clear effect of prolonging life.