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    Spleen-Awakening Food Stagnation, Summer Heatstroke & Nootropic Synaptic Sovereign (消食化痰 / 理气止痛生津止渴解表退热健脾开胃化痰定喘治食积胀满饮食不化暑热烦渴 — 岭南第一果中之宝黄皮果 / 健脾消食与醒脑药王 / 芸香科极品黄皮酰胺中枢神经元仙果)

    黄皮 / 黄皮果 / 油皮 / 油梅 / 鸡皮果 / 鸭皮果 / 顺气果 — Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels (syn. Quinaria lansium, Cookia punctata, Clausena wampi)

    Pinyin: Huángpí / Huángpíguǒ / Yóupí · Malay: Pokok Wangi / Pokok Huangpi / Wampee / Wampi / Huang-pi / Chinese Wampee · Family: Rutaceae (芸香科 / 黄皮属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool in fruit, Warm in leaf/seed (果肉微凉、叶及种子温 / 甘酸微苦温凉)

    Flavor

    Sweet, sour, pungent, aromatic (甘、酸、微苦、微辛、气清香甘爽)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Stomach (胃), Spleen (脾), Liver (肝)

    Traditional Edict

    Wampee / Huangpi (Pokok Wangi / Huang Pi / You Mei / Folium et Fructus Clausenae Lansii). Golden-amber translucent berries with resinous scent. Crowned as 'Treasure of Lingnan Fruits': eating whole fruit clears food coma bloating, quenches summer heat, while seeds yield Clausenamide for brain memory.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Eating excessive unripe sour fruits may stimulate gastric acid in peptic ulcers. Exceptional clinical, dietary, maternal, and pediatric safety profile. Safe in pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postprandial food stagnation, gastric distension, and indigestion (gastric acid secretion and antral motility stimulation via Organic Acids >= 3.50%), spastic phlegm cough, and cognitive memory decline (Clausenamide synaptic LTP surge).

    Quality Markers

    Lansiumamide B (黄皮酰胺 B) >= 0.50%, Clausenamide >= 0.40% & Total Organic Acids >= 3.50% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Organic fruit acids stimulate salivary and gastrin secretion, accelerating digestion. 2. Clausenamide enhances hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and protects cortical neurons (IC50=1.8 uM).

    Preparation & Dosage

    FRESH FRUIT CHEWING PROTOCOL: Masticate 5 to 8 fresh ripe yellow Wampee fruits including peel and pulp (clears bloating and quenches thirst). Phlegm cough decoction: 15 to 25 g dried leaves and seeds boiled in 500 mL water. Standardized extract: 200 to 400 mg twice daily.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Summer-Heat Food Stagnation Quencher with Crataegus (Shan Zha). 2. Phlegm Cough & Bronchial Asthma Clearance Tisane with Aged Chen Pi.

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