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    Pharyngeal-Clearing, Tonsillitis-Resolving & Fish Bone Dissolving Monarch (清肺利咽 / 生津止渴解毒化鱼骨解酒毒醒脾除烦治急慢性咽喉炎扁桃体炎声音嘶哑吞咽鱼骨卡喉醉酒消渴 — 历代咽喉第一神果青果 / 扁桃体炎与咽喉肿痛药皇 / 经典名方青果利咽茶)

    橄榄 / 青果 / 白榄 / 忠果 / 谏果 / 青子 — Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch. (syn. Pimela alba, Canarium tonkinense)

    Pinyin: Gǎnlǎn / Qīngguǒ / Báilǎn / Jiànguǒ · Malay: Buah Zaitun Cina / Zaitun Putih Cina / Buah Canarium / Chinese White Olive / Fructus Canarii · Family: Burseraceae (橄榄科 / 橄榄属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Neutral to slightly Cool (平 / 微凉 / 酸甘微涩平)

    Flavor

    Sweet, sour, slightly astringent, lingering sweet (大甘、大酸、微涩、平、余味清甜回甘)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Stomach (胃)

    Traditional Edict

    Chinese White Olive / Admonition Fruit (Qing Guo / Gan Lan / Bai Lam / Buah Zaitun Cina). Spindle-shaped yellowish-green drupe with crisp pulp. Supreme Sovereign for Pharyngeal Heat & Fish Bones: chewing raw olives clears suppurative tonsillitis, heals hoarseness, dissolves swallowed fish bones, neutralizes alcohol.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Deeply impacted sharp fish bones require immediate ENT endoscopic examination. Exceptional clinical, culinary, maternal, and pediatric safety profile. Safe in pregnancy and lactation.

    Clinical Applications

    • Acute and chronic suppurative tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and vocal cord strain (mucosal erythema reduction via Corilagin >= 1.20%), swallowed fish bone throat lodgement, acute alcohol hangover, and diabetic xerostomia.

    Quality Markers

    Corilagin (柯里拉京) >= 1.20% (HPLC Chinese Pharmacopoeia standard), Gallic Acid >= 0.80% & Total Polyphenols >= 3.50%

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Corilagin precipitates bacterial surface proteins and suppresses Streptococcus pyogenes (MIC=12.5 ug/mL). 2. Organic acids chelate calcium in lodged fish bones. 3. Upregulates hepatic ADH/ALDH.

    Preparation & Dosage

    FRESH CHEWING PROTOCOL: Slowly chew 2 to 3 fresh green olives, swallowing juice gradually (instant pharyngeal cooling). THE IMMORTAL QING GUO SORE THROAT TISANE: 10 g crushed dried olives boiled with Pang Da Hai (6 g) in 500 mL water for 15 min. Fish bone draught: 5 crushed olives boiled with vinegar.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Acute Tonsillitis & Pharyngitis Master Tisane with Sterculia lychnophora (Pang Da Hai). 2. Alcohol Hangover & Liver Detoxification Draught with Pueraria flower (Ge Hua).

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