What is Sha Guo?
Sha Guo, which is also called Crab apple, a small tree of the genus Malus in the Rosaceae family. The crown of Shaguo is round; the leaves are ovate or ellipse, and the edges of the leaves have very fine sawtooth; the umbellate raceme, born on the top of the short branch, the flower buds are pink, and the color fades to white after blooming. With a blush; the fruit is oblate, yellow or red; the flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is July-August. Its meat is loose, sweet and sour, and fragrant, and it cannot be stored; after a little storage, the meat will be deserted, so it is called Shaguo.
Crab apple
Crab apple, the name of traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root, fruit or whole plant of Rhododendronaceae red pink white pearl
Gaultheria hookeri C.B.Clarke. Sha Guo has the effects of dispelling rheumatism, relieving cough and relieving asthma, and is often used for rheumatic arthralgia, cough and asthma, and pleurisy. There are records about its efficacy in "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine" and "National Chinese Herbal Medicine Compilation". Shaguo tree has a large crown, open tree posture, strong tree vigor, and dense flowers and fruits. It is a good fruit tree among northern urban garden landscapes and garden ornamental landscape trees, and has high ornamental value.
Types of Crab apples
Tian Sha Guo
Also known as Tai Li Hong Sha Guo. The fruit is flat and round, with an average single fruit weight of 32.5 grams and a maximum fruit weight of 40.1 grams; the skin is smooth, the background color is light yellow, with bright red stripes, and the appearance is gorgeous; the flesh is light yellow, fine in texture, with more juice, sweet and sour taste, and aroma. Sugar 18%, not resistant to storage; mature in mid-to-late July.
Ben Sha Guo
Also known as sour Sha Guo. The fruit is larger than the early-maturing type, with an average single fruit weight of 38.9 grams and a maximum fruit weight of 45.7 grams. The color is not as bright as the early-maturing type; the taste is more sour, and the sugar content is 15.3%; other fruit characteristics are the same as the early-maturing type. The canopy is tall, round-headed, and the tree is open; the tree is strong, the early-maturing type produces late results, not high yield, and the late-maturing type results early, high-yield; the economic life is long, up to more than a hundred years; the adaptability and stress resistance are strong, and drought resistance, resistant to barrenness, easy to manage.
Growth environment of Sha Guo
Shaguo is native to Gansu, Xinjiang and other places in Northwest China. It is a unique tree species in China. It is generally distributed in the Yellow River Basin, Northeast China, Hebei, and eastern Inner Mongolia at an altitude of 50-1300 meters.
Shaguo is light-loving, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and resistant to water, humidity, and saline-alkali. It is suitable for a wide range of growth and does not have strict requirements on soil fertility. It grows especially well on slopes with good soil drainage. It has strong root system, strong germination, vigorous growth, and stress resistance. Strong. People use the tiller method and layering method to propagate Shaguo.
Processing methods of Sha Guo
Collection and processing
Roots can be dug and sliced throughout the year; fruits, picked when ripe in summer and autumn; whole plants, harvested in summer and autumn, chopped and dried.
Sha Guo TCM
Medicine part
Root, fruit or whole plant.
Taste
Spicy, sweet, cool in nature.
Tropism
Return heart, liver, lung meridian.
Effect
Dispelling rheumatism, relieving cough and relieving asthma.
Attending
For rheumatic arthralgia, cough and asthma, pleurisy.
Dosage
Oral administration: decoction, 6-15g; or steeped in wine.
Related discussion
1. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Aroma, sweet, slightly astringent, cool."
2. "National Chinese Herbal Medicine Compilation": "pungent, astringent, slightly sweet, flat."
3. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Anti-inflammatory and cough-relieving, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. Indications for cough, rheumatism, and pleurisy."
4. "National Chinese Herbal Medicine Collection": "Expelling wind and dampness, relieving cough and relieving asthma. Indications for rheumatic joint pain, bruises, pleurisy, cough, asthma."
Sha Guo benefits
Promote body fluid and quench thirst
Sha Guo is rich in organic acids and vitamins, which can promote the secretion of saliva, promote body fluids and quench thirst, and have the functions of eliminating food, eliminating troubles and stagnant stagnation.
Deworming
The decoction of Sha Guo root in water has the effect of repelling and killing insects, especially for inchworms and roundworms.
Supplement nutrition
Sha Guo can supplement the human body with a variety of beneficial nutrients, especially protein, fat and carbohydrates. In addition, it is also rich in vitamins, minerals, thiamine, carotene and other nutrients. After the human body absorbs these nutrients, it can speed up the body's metabolism. It is very beneficial to improve physical fitness.
Sha Guo side effects
Eating too much Sha Guo may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, soreness in the mouth, and affect blood sugar levels. Sand fruit is rich in vitamins, which can help supplement the nutrients needed by the body after eating. But pay attention to avoid overeating, so as not to damage your health.
Gastrointestinal discomfort
Sha Guo is rich in organic acids, eating too much may stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to secrete more gastric acid, and stimulate the gastric mucosa, causing gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension, etc., you can massage the abdomen appropriately or walking slowly can help promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote food digestion, and relieve the above symptoms.
Pain inside the mouth
Unripe Sha Guo is astringent and sour. Eating too much may irritate the gums and tongue, causing sore tongue or teeth. It may be difficult to bite the food, so it is not recommended to eat too much sago at one time, so as not to cause physical discomfort.
Affect blood sugar levels
The sugar content in Sha Guo is high. If you eat too much, it may cause blood sugar fluctuations in your body. Especially for people with diabetes, it may lead to a short-term rise in blood sugar levels, which is not conducive to the control of the disease.
How to take Sha Guo?
Eat raw
In summer and autumn, Sha Guo is usually washed and eaten raw.
Boil water
Sha Guo (semi-ripe) 10 pieces. Wash and slice the fruit, put it in a pot, add 1000 ml of water, and boil 500 ml. With fruit and soup, take it on an empty stomach.
Soup
Sha Guo Soup
Crab apple (semi-ripe) 10 pieces. Wash and slice the fruit, put it in a pot, add 1000 ml of water, and boil 500 ml. Take 1 bowl each time, 2 times a day, with fruit and soup, take it on an empty stomach. This soup has the effect of harmonizing the stomach, resolving stagnation, and stopping diarrhea and dysentery.
Juice
Sha Guo Juice
Sha Guo 3 pieces. After washing the sago, remove the core and smash it, and wring it to get its juice. 2 times a day, 10 ml each time. This juice has the effect of dissolving stagnation and relieving diarrhea and dysentery.
Jam
Sha Guo Jam
1. Wash Crab apple with water
2. Remove both ends of it, remove the core, and wash it again with water
3. Put sugar into the washed sago (you can put more if you like it sweet), then put it in a pot and steam it (steam with a basin), steam until the sago is soft and beat it with a spoon until the fruit is muddy
4. Then out of the pot
5. Pour it into a disposable box and put it in the refrigerator for a better effect.
How to choose Sha Guo?
Look
The peel of Sha Guo is slightly rough, the peel is bright and full, and it will feel very firm when you gently press it with your hands. This kind of sand fruit is more delicious. If there are insect eyes or black on the surface of the fruit peel place, it should be the fruit that has been broken, and some fruit skins are wrinkled, and the folds will become more when pressed gently on the skin. Such fruit is not fresh, it may be placed Due to time or picking and transportation reasons, it does not taste as crisp and sweet as sago, so try not to buy it.
Smell
Fresh Sha Guo are placed together, so we can smell a faint sweet fragrance as long as we get close. Put one or two under the tip of the nose, the aroma will be more intense. This kind of sand fruit is of the best quality, and it tastes crisp, sweet and delicious It is very delicious. If there is a pungent smell when we smell it, it is likely to be the sand fruit that has been sprayed with chemicals. If this kind of sand fruit is not cleaned and there are too many pesticide residues, it cannot be eaten, and it will endanger our health. The scent of the sand fruit is very weak. This kind of sand fruit has been transported or sold for a long time, and the aroma has evaporated. This kind of sand fruit tastes poorer.
Size
The size of Shaguo is very small, and it can be eaten in two or three bites, so we try to choose a large one when choosing Shaguo. The larger one is not only more mature, but also has more water, and the taste is more crispy and sweet. Some have heads, and the smaller fruit may be immature and taste more sour, and the small fruit is not suitable for eating, because it will be gone after two bites, and the taste will not be satisfied. Time to find a big pick.
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