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    Spleen-Harmonizing, Convalescent Gut-Restorative & Astringent Sovereign (健脾益气 / 生津止渴消食开胃润肠通便涩肠止泻消肿治脾胃虚弱食少体倦消渴烦热久泻 — 传统南洋热带雨林第一大木奶果 Tampoi / 脾胃虚弱与病后体虚复原圣果 / 叶下珠科药食双绝神木)

    大果木奶果 / 蛋果木奶果 / 粗皮木奶果 / 甜木奶果 — Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Müll.Arg. (syn. Mappa macrocarpa, Pierardia macrocarpa)

    Pinyin: Dàguǒ Mùnǎiguǒ / Dànguǒ Mùnǎiguǒ · Malay: Tampoi / Tampui / Tampoi Batang / Tampoi Belimbing / Large-Fruited Baccaurea · Family: Phyllanthaceae (叶下珠科 / 木奶果属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Neutral (平 / 甘微酸平)

    Flavor

    Sweet, luscious, slightly subacid in fruit; bitter, astringent in bark (大甘、微酸、甘平甘润)

    Meridians

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

    Traditional Edict

    Tampoi / Large-Fruited Baccaurea (Tampoi / Tampui / Da Guo Mu Nai Guo). Thick woody golden-tan rind cracking open into 3-6 custardy sweet white-to-orange arils. Master Spleen-Harmonizer & Convalescent Restorative: restores digestive fire after prolonged fevers, bark tea halts chronic diarrhea.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Crack open thick rind by hand or knife (do not consume woody outer rind). Exceptional clinical, maternal, pediatric, and nutritional safety profile. Safe in pregnancy and lactation.

    Clinical Applications

    • Post-febrile digestive asthenia and Spleen-Qi deficiency anorexia (stimulating digestive amylase and mucosal rehydration via Gallic acid and Vitamin C), chronic non-specific diarrhea, and gut microbiome restoration.

    Quality Markers

    Gallic Acid, Corilagin >= 1.00%, Total Phenolics >= 8.5 mg GAE/g & Dietary Fiber >= 5.0% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Pectin polysaccharides fuel prebiotic Bifidobacteria and stimulate enterocyte tight junctions. 2. Gallic acid and corilagin cross-link mucosal proteins to halt diarrhea. 3. Spleen tonification.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN TAMPOI REJUVENATION THERAPY: 100 to 200 g fresh sweet Tampoi arils eaten fresh as a digestive restorative fruit snack. Chronic diarrhea decoction: 15 to 25 g dried trunk bark chips boiled in 500 mL water for 20 min.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Spleen-Fortifying Convalescence Congee with Codonopsis (Dang Shen) and fresh Tampoi pulp. 2. Chronic Diarrhea Consolidation Draught with Psidium guajava (Guava leaf).

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