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    Spleen-Fortifying Stomachic, Gastroprotective & Traumatic Edema Sovereign (健脾消食 / 清热解毒散瘀消肿理气和胃润肠通便治胃脘隐痛消化不良胃溃疡 — 传统南洋热带第一健脾野生菜 Sawi Hutan / 胃黏膜保护与消食和胃药皇 / 菊科极品异槲皮苷药蔬)

    野茼蒿 / 革命菜 / 昭和草 / 安南菜 / 饥荒草 / 飞机草同类 — Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore (syn. Gynura crepidioides, Senecio crepidioides)

    Pinyin: Yětónghāo / Gémìngcài / Zhāohécǎo · Malay: Sawi Hutan / Sayur Ebolo / Redflower Ragleaf / Ebolo / Thickhead / Fireweed / Herba Crassocephali · Family: Asteraceae / Compositae (菊科 / 野茼蒿属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral, Bland, Aromatic (平 / 微凉 / 辛苦微甘平健脾消食)

    Flavor

    Pungent, slightly bitter, sweetish, pleasant chrysanthemum aroma (辛、微苦、微甘、平、气清香爽口如茼蒿)

    Meridians

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

    Traditional Edict

    Redflower Ragleaf / Ebolo (Sawi Hutan / Ye Tong Hao / Ge Ming Cai / Showa Cao). Nodding cylindrical brick-red flower heads with succulent lyrate leaves. Sovereign for Spleen Invigoration & Gastric Ulcers: cooked potherb awakens digestion, stimulates protective gastric mucin, clears stomach gas, resolves bruises.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Contains trace pyrrolizidine alkaloids (safe in standard cooked culinary and medicinal amounts; avoid multi-month uninterrupted megadoses). High gastrointestinal and pediatric safety profile.

    Clinical Applications

    • Functional dyspepsia, poor appetite, and postprandial fullness (antral motility stimulation and salivary secretion), peptic gastritis and gastric mucosal erosion (H+/K+-ATPase proton pump inhibition via Isoquercitrin >= 1.20%), and traumatic bruises.

    Quality Markers

    Isoquercitrin (异槲皮苷) >= 1.20%, Chlorogenic Acid >= 0.80% & Total Flavonoids >= 2.80% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Isoquercitrin and chlorogenic acid inhibit gastric H+/K+-ATPase and elevate protective gastric wall mucin (PGE2 surge). 2. Flavonoid complex downregulates localized COX-2 and TNF-a in soft-tissue contusions.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN SAWI HUTAN STOMACH-HARMONIZING SOUP: Simmer 50 to 100 g fresh tender leaves in chicken/vegetable broth with ginger for 3 min; consume warm with meals (awakens digestion and coats stomach). Dried herb decoction: 15 to 30 g. Safe in standard cooked culinary amounts.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Spleen-Fortifying & Gastritis Soothing Broth (Sup Sawi Hutan Halia) with Bentong ginger and Dioscorea. 2. Traumatic Contusion & Swelling Dispersing Poultice with Curcuma longa.

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