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    Kidney-Yang Tonifying, Blood-Glucose Regulating & Odontogenic Sovereign (补肾健脾 / 温中下气涩肠止泻固齿生肌降血糖解热清咽消肿止痛 — 传统南洋降糖嫩叶 Ulam Pucuk Gajus / 补肾益智果王 / 漆树科降血糖与固齿药木 / 药食双绝神果)

    腰果 / 槚如树 / 鸡腰果 / 介寿果 / 树花生 — Anacardium occidentale L. (syn. Cassuvium pomiferum)

    Pinyin: Yāoguǒ / Jiǎrúshù / Jīyāoguǒ · Malay: Gajus / Janggus / Janggus Hutan / Kaju / Pohon Gajus / Ketereh · Family: Anacardiaceae (漆树科 / 腰果属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Neutral to Warm (平 / 苦甘微涩微温)

    Flavor

    Sweet, bland, astringent, slightly acrid in raw bark/pericarp (甘、淡、微涩、微辛、平)

    Meridians

    Kidney (肾), Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Cashew Nut Tree (Gajus / Janggus / Yao Guo / Ketereh). Succulent golden-red cashew apple with kidney-shaped nut. Quadruple Sovereign: fresh shoots (Pucuk Gajus Ulam) stimulate glucose uptake to lower diabetes, roasted kernels tonify Kidney-Yang vitality, bark rinses terminate toothache.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • RAW CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID (CNSL) CAUSTICITY: Raw shell resin contains blistering cardols (NEVER TOUCH BARE-HANDED; MANDATORY HEAT ROASTING). CONTRAINDICATED in individuals with severe tree-nut allergies.

    Clinical Applications

    • Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (stimulating skeletal GLUT4 glucose uptake and alpha-glucosidase inhibition via Amentoflavone and Pucuk Gajus), periodontitis and toothache (killing Streptococcus mutans via Anacardic acids), and fatigue.

    Quality Markers

    Anacardic Acids (腰果酸) >= 60.0% in CNSL, Cardol, Amentoflavone & Oleic Acid >= 60.0% in kernels (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Pucuk Gajus extract activates skeletal muscle AMPK/Akt to surge GLUT4 glucose uptake by >80%. 2. Anacardic acids lyse cariogenic S. mutans cell walls (MIC=1.56 ug/mL). 3. Monounsaturated oleic acid enriches Kidney-Yang.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE TRADITIONAL ULAM PUCUK GAJUS ANTIDIABETIC PROTOCOL: 50 to 80 g fresh tender young cashew shoots eaten raw as Ulam with meals twice daily. TOOTHACHE MOUTHWASH: 20 g dried trunk bark chips boiled in 400 mL water with salt for 15 min. ROASTED NUTS: 20-30 g daily.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Malaysian Antidiabetic Triad with Pucuk Gajus (50 g), Misai Kucing, and Mulberry leaf. 2. Odontogenic Toothache & Gingivitis Gargle with Syzygium aromaticum (Clove).

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