This wild fruit clears heat and detoxifies, treats colds and fever, and can also whiten and moisturize the skin

Pandanus tectorius, also known as lincha, pandanus, Chinese pandanus, false pineapple, wild pineapple, mountain pineapple, po saw tendon, pig mother saw, old saw head, le jiao, water drag bun. The leaf fibers can be woven into mats, hats and other handicrafts; the young shoots are edible; the roots and fruits are used as medicine, and have effects such as treating colds and fever, nephritis, edema, waist and leg pain, and hernia pain; the fresh flowers can be used to extract aromatic oil.

The roots of Pandanus tectorius can treat colds, fever, and eye heat pain; the leaf buds can treat rotting feet; the fruit can tonify the spleen and stomach, consolidate vital energy, and relieve alcohol toxicity. It mainly treats liver heat and deficient fire, cirrhotic ascites, heatstroke, etc., and also has the effect of lowering blood sugar; the fruit stone treats orchitis and hemorrhoids. Medicinal use: Nature and flavor: sweet, bland, cool. Effects: Leaves: induce sweating and release the exterior, clear heat and detoxify, promote urination. Roots: treat colds and fever, nephritis edema, urinary tract infections, stones, hepatitis, cirrhotic ascites, conjunctivitis; Fruit: treat dysentery; cough; Fruit stone: treat orchitis, hemorrhoids. Pregnant women should not take it.

The fruit is edible: its aggregate fruit is composed of many drupes, resembling a pineapple; the outer part of the drupe is hard, the base is soft, and inside there is fibrous material that allows it to drift with water, with seeds inside, sweet-tasting and edible. Its stem tip buds can also be used as a dish, tasting like spring bamboo shoots. It also has certain prospects in food development: for example, steaming chicken wrapped in Pandanus tectorius leaves, making various kinds of Pandanus tectorius zongzi, making Korean-style bamboo shoot and Pandanus tectorius bud salad, etc. In particular, the leaves of Pandanus tectorius play an important role in the processing of rice flavor enhancer, one of the leading products of deep processing of rice in the 21st century: according to research, the main aroma component of rice is 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, etc. There are many plant species with natural rice aroma, among which the content in Pandanus tectorius leaves is the highest, 100 times that of ordinary rice aroma. Xiangnuo grass is 10 times that of ordinary rice aroma.

Wild pineapple is rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C has antioxidant effects, resists melanin formation, and whitens the skin. Wild pineapple can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and can also fade spots. It has obvious therapeutic effects on many common skin diseases in humans. Wild pineapple can moisturize the skin, enhance the skin's toughness and elasticity, and can make the skin delicate and plump, smooth and soft, and reduce wrinkles, achieving a beauty and skin-nourishing effect. Does your hometown have it? We do not here.