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    High-ORAC Antioxidant, Glycemic Stabilizer & Bone Mineralizing Sovereign (清热解毒 / 生津止渴活血降压降血糖强化骨骼抗衰老治2型糖尿病高血压骨质疏松 — 传统马来第一帝皇生食野菜 Ulam Raja / 降糖与抗氧化药皇 / 经典马来生菜沙拉 Ulam 核心君药)

    帝皇乌榄 / 乌榄菜 / 帝皇乌兰 / 乌兰叶 / 假波斯菊 / 巴西野菊 — Cosmos caudatus Kunth (syn. Bidens berteriana, Cosmos carnosus)

    Pinyin: Dìhuáng Wūlǎn / Wūlǎncài / Dìhuáng Wūlán · Malay: Ulam Raja / Pokok Ulam Raja / Kenikir / King's Salad / Wild Cosmos · Family: Asteraceae / Compositae (菊科 / 秋英属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral (平 / 微凉 / 甘微辛平芳香)

    Flavor

    Sweet, slightly pungent, aromatic, mango-parsley flavor (甘、微辛、平、气极芳香清爽)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Kidney (肾)

    Traditional Edict

    King's Salad / Imperial Ulam (Ulam Raja / Di Huang Wu Lan / Cosmos caudatus). Pinnatisect leaves with pinkish-purple flowers and mango-parsley scent. Emperor of Raw Herbal Salads (Ulam): fresh leaf salad surges GLUT4 glucose uptake, inhibits alpha-glucosidase, stimulates osteoblast Runx2 bone mineralization, and neutralizes free radicals with mega-ORAC capacity (equal to 100 glasses of orange juice).

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Pleasant fresh herbal flavor with hints of mango and green apple. Exceptional clinical, dietary, geriatric, and maternal safety profile. Highly recommended for daily metabolic wellness.

    Clinical Applications

    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance (GLUT4 translocation and alpha-glucosidase inhibition via Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside >= 2.50%), postmenopausal osteoporosis (osteoblast Runx2 upregulation), and cardiovascular hypertension.

    Quality Markers

    Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside >= 2.50%, Chlorogenic Acid >= 1.20%, Total Phenolics >= 5.00% & ORAC >= 24,000 umol TE/100g (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Quercetin glycosides stimulate skeletal muscle GLUT4 glucose uptake and inhibit intestinal alpha-glucosidase (IC50=1.8 uM). 2. Phenolic matrix surges osteoblast alkaline phosphatase (ALP) by >40%.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN ULAM RAJA FRESH SALAD PROTOCOL: Consume 30 to 50 g fresh raw tender shoots and leaves with Sambal Belacan or rice daily (blunts postprandial glucose spikes). Dried leaf tea: 10 to 15 g steeped in 400 mL boiling water for 10 min. Mega-ORAC capacity.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Diabetic Glycemic Stabilization Salad (Ulam Raja Sambal Sihat) with raw shallots. 2. Postmenopausal Osteoporosis & Bone Mineralizing Tisane with Moringa oleifera.

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